Completed the sale of my flat in Coxhoe last March yet the purchaser is texting daily complaining that his lawyer is waiting to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale legalities following completion?

Following your disposal your lawyer should forward the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the purchaser's lawyers. If applicable, your conveyancer must also confirm that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been paid off to the purchasers lawyers. There is unlikely to be post completion formalities peculiar conveyancing in Coxhoe.

Is it the case that all Coxhoe solicitor practices on the UBS conveyancing panel are regulated by the SRA?

As solicitors, in order to be on the UBS conveyancing panel they would need to be overseen by the SRA. The majority of banks do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel and in such a situation the organisation would be overseen by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

Having digested plenty of house buying guides, I note that it is considered advisable to get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my local Coxhoe solicitor - who is on the Lloyds conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. is that correct?

Lloyds will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Lloyds will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. You may wish to consider appointing your own Coxhoe surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.

Leeds Building Society have agreed my home loan in principle, my bid on a house in Coxhoe has been accepted, now what?

The estate agent will wish to be advised as to your property lawyer's details (ensure that the property lawyers are on the bank’s approved list). Call up Leeds Building Society or the financial adviser and finish off any outstanding documentation. Leeds Building Society will sellect a valuer who will get in contact with the estate agent or vendor to arrange a slot for the valuation to occur. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes about ten days for the mortgage offer to be issued. Leeds Building Society will send the offer to you and your conveyancers. The legal work will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Coxhoe.

I used Stirling Law a few years past for my conveyancing in Coxhoe. Now, I need the documents however the law firm has closed. What do I do?

Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Coxhoe of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Coxhoe. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Coxhoe

Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what should have been a quick, chain free conveyancing. Coxhoe is where the house is located. Is there any guidance you can give?

Flying freeholds in Coxhoe are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Coxhoe you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Coxhoe may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.