IfI was to acquire a straightforward homein Haxby for cash and dispense with a survey and no conveyancing searches how much would I expect to to save on my conveyancing in Haxby?

The sole reduction in fees you would make on is the costs for searches. The lawyer is obliged to do the vast majority of work - money laundering, liaising with your vendors solicitor, stamp duty return, register the ownership etc. You might save a bit for them not needing to register a charge but it will not be meaningful.

Can you explain why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Haxby is more expensive?

In short, leasehold conveyancing in Haxby and elsewhere usually involve extra work compared to freehold conveyancing. This includes lease investigation, liaising with the landlord concerning the service of required notices, securing current service charge and management information, obtaining the freeholder’s consents and reviewing management accounts. The obligations on both the landlord and the tenant in the lease need to be studied by the buyer’s conveyancing team and read from beginning to end – regardless of the fact the lease has passed through many different property solicitors hands since it was first granted.

Various internet forums that I have visited warn that are the main cause of hinderance in Haxby house deals. Is there any truth in this?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the conclusions of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure within the most frequent causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Local searches are not likely to be the root cause of holding up conveyancing in Haxby.

I have a semi-detached Georgian house in Haxby. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and Accord Mortgages Ltd. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are a couple of entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold under the matching property. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?

You need to review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Haxby and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also question the position with your conveyancing practitioner who completed the work.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on two weeks back in what should have been a simple, chain free conveyancing. Haxby is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in Haxby are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Haxby you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Haxby 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 premises.