My best friend’s step-father is a property lawyer. I am hopeful that I will receive mate’s pricing for conveyancing, However if that does not come materialise, what level of fees should I be paying for conveyancing in Rochester?

Do compare pricing. Do use our comparison tool on this site. Whilst estimates seem to contrast greatly but service levels do differ between solicitors as is true with most professions.

My wife and I purchased a terraced Georgian property in Rochester. Conveyancing practitioner represented me and Bank of Ireland. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw a couple of entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold under the matching address. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?

You need to assess 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 Rochester 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 enquire as to the situation with the conveyancing solicitor who conducted the conveyancing.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Rochester. 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.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Rochester

Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants.

How do I locate a Rochester law firm on the The Royal Bank of Scotland conveyancing panel? I am a keen cyclist and am willing to travel upto 20miles to meet the conveyancer.

You can use the facility on this website. Please choose the bank and your location and you will see a number of Rochester conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have listed some Rochester conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can telephone them to check if they are on the The Royal Bank of Scotland panel

The lawyers handling our conveyancing in Rochester has forwarded documents to review that state the land is unregistered with epitome documents. Why is the property not registred at the Land Registry?

It is a rare occurrence indeed to find property in Rochester to be unregistered. An 'epitome' is basically a dossier of photocopies of documents affecting an unregistered title. Many Rochester conveyancing practitioners will be familiar with this type of conveyancing but in the event that uncertainty reigns the usual advice nowadays appears to be for the seller’s conveyancer to register the title first and then sell - this will have a knock on effect to result in a significant delay.