Completed the sale of my flat in Much Wenlock last November but my buyer keeps telephoning me to say their conveyancer is waiting to hear from mylawyer. What should have happened following completion?

Post completion of your sale your lawyer is duty bound to forward the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. Where relevant, your lawyer must also evidence that the home loan has been repaid to the buyers lawyers. There are no post completion steps specific conveyancing in Much Wenlock.

I am the sole beneficiary of my late mum's will and I have everything in my name now, including the my former home in Much Wenlock. The Much Wenlock property was put into my name in March. I want to move. I do know about the CML six month 'rule', meaning my proprietorship will be considered the same way as if I'd bought the property in March. Do I have to wait half a year to sell?

The CML handbook requires solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you might be impacted by that. How practical a view lenders take of it, depend on the mortgage company as this provision is principally there to capture subsales or the quick reselling of property.

We have agreed to purchase a house in Much Wenlock. One unusual aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Yorkshire BS have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?

Given that your lender is Yorkshire BS your lawyer must follow the conveyancing requirements contained in Section two of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Yorkshire BS. The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook sets out minimum specifications for solar panel roof-space leases, and solicitors are required to report to Yorkshire BS where a lease fails to meet these conditions. The specifications relate to the installation of panels on properties countrywide and is not limited to Much Wenlock.

My wife and I are in the process of viewing flats in Much Wenlock and I am about to put in an offer. Is it too early to have a solicitor in place? I am planning to take a mortgage with Nationwide.

It would be advisable to start your search sooner rather than later. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their details on to the EA. Given that you are taking out a mortgage with Nationwide, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Nationwide conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Much Wenlock. Conveyancing is daunting 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 legal work.

Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Much Wenlock

Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? 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 provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision.

We expect to complete our sale of a £400,000 apartment in Much Wenlock next Thursday. The freeholder has quoted £420 for Landlord’s certificate, building insurance schedule and 3 years statements of service charge. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge such fees for a flat conveyance in Much Wenlock?

Much Wenlock conveyancing on leasehold flats nine out of ten times necessitates fees being invoiced by landlords agents :

Addressing pre-exchange questions Where consent is required before sale in Much Wenlock Supplying insurance information Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale

Your conveyancer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Much Wenlock leasehold premises is £350. For Much Wenlock conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are required to provide answers.

Much Wenlock Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Questions you should consider Prior to Purchasing

Are there any major works anticipated that will likely increase the maintenance costs? Best to be warned whether redecorating or some other significant cost is coming up that will be shared by the leaseholders and may well dramatically increase the the maintenance costs or result in a one off invoice.

Me and my husband have agreed a price on a Much Wenlock ground floor flat left to us seven years ago in 2012. I have over a decades worth of conveyancing knowledge and, now retired, intend to conduct the legal work. The buyer's property lawyer has informed me that their building society will not allow you to do your own conveyancing as they require the funds to be transferred to a solicitor's bank account.

Lending instructions to property lawyers from all mainstream lenders specify that If the vendor does not have legal representation the purchaser’s lawyers should check whether the lender needs to be told so that a decision can be made if they are willing to move forward.