I have been recommended a conveyancing solicitor in Dronfield. I need to find out if they are on the The Mortgage Works conveyancing panel. Can you or the lender confirm if they are on the panel?

The first thing to do is phone the solicitor and enquire whether they are on the lender panel. Otherwise please call The Mortgage Works who may be able to confirm.

A relative suggested that if I am purchasing in Dronfield I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

A search of this type is sometimes included in the estimate for your Dronfield conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing significant information about Dronfield around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Dronfield Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data regarding Dronfield.

I used Arc property Solicitors several years past for my conveyancing in Dronfield. Now, I need my documents but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

Do call 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 Dronfield of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

About to purchase a new build flat in Dronfield. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

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

If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents.

Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Dronfield prior to retaining solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the house. My surveyor advised that some lenders may refuse to give a mortgage on a flying freehold property.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different instructions for example to Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to call us we can check with the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Dronfield. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Dronfield especially if they are familiar with such properties in Dronfield.