We are buying our first home. The conveyancer has e-mailedto check if we want to take out additional conveyancing searches. We are really unsure what's relevant for conveyancing in Wollaston

The number and type of Wollaston conveyancing searches should be dictated primarily on the property, the location, the probability of any of these risks, your knowledge of the area and risks, your general appetite to risk. What is important is that you adequately comprehend what information the searches could give you. You may then make a decision if you personally think you need that information. Where you are unsure, ask the conveyancing practitioner to advise.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my house can not be found. The conveyancers who dealt with the conveyancing in Wollaston 5 years ago no longer exist. Will I be able to sell the house?

You no longer need to have the physical deeds to evidence that you own the land or property, given that the Land Registry have everything they need in a digital format.

Taking into account that I will soon part with £400,000 on a house in Wollaston I wish to talk to a solicitor about myhouse move before instructing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?

This is something that we recommend - we would be pleased to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you liaising with the conveyancer due to be carrying out your conveyancing in Wollaston.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is unique individual, not a matter reference. The practices that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are provided with for your conveyancing in Wollaston should be the figure that you are charged.

I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor for remortgage conveyancing in Wollaston. I have land on a site which appears to be the ideal offering If it is possible to get all formalities completed via web that would be preferable. Should I be concerned? What are the potential pitfalls?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

I have just started marketing my 2 bed flat in Wollaston. Conveyancing is yet to be initiated, but I have recently received a quarterly maintenance charge invoice – what should I do?

It best that you clear the service charge as usual because all rents and service invoices will be apportioned on completion, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.

I own a ground floor flat in Wollaston, conveyancing formalities finalised October 2003. Can you let me have an estimate of the premium that my landlord can legally expect in return for granting a renewal of my lease? Corresponding properties in Wollaston with over 90 years remaining are worth £175,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £65 levied per year. The lease runs out on 21st October 2082

With 58 years remaining on your lease we estimate the premium for your lease extension to span between £23,800 and £27,400 plus plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to supply a more accurate figure without more comprehensive due diligence. You should not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be additional concerns that need to be taken into account and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.