After what seems like an age a mortgage offer from HSBC for the remortgage of my single bedroom flat is expected any day now. Are you able to recommend a cheap conveyancing practitioner in Aintree?

This site is not designed to assist those in pursuit of the lowest fares for conveyancing in Aintree. We can offer you excellent value conveyancing but we do not advertise as being the cheapest. Avoid the trap of appointing organisations offering the bait of £100 conveyancing in Aintree. In your best case scenario, in deciding on cheap conveyancing, you will earn what you pay for and at worst it will result in you with a hefty uplift in additional fees and still not get the service you were hoping for.

It is 10 years ago since I acquired my property in Aintree. Conveyancing solicitors have recently been appointed on the sale but I can't track down my title documents. Is this a problem?

You need not be too concerned. First the deeds may be with the mortgage company or they may stored with the lawyers who handled your purchase. Secondly the chances are that the title will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to prove you own the property by your conveyancing solicitors obtaining current official copies of the land registers. Most conveyancing in Aintree relates to registered property but in the rare situation where your home is unregistered it is more of a problem but is resolvable.

I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £305k and found one close by in Aintree I like with a park and station nearby, the downside is that it's only got 52 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in Aintree for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a short lease?

Should you require a mortgage the shortness of the lease will likely be problematic. Reduce the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current owner has owned the premises for at least 2 years you can ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor about this matter.

I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor for leasehold conveyancing in Aintree. I have stumble across a site which seems to have the perfect solution If it is possible to get all this stuff done via email that would be ideal. Should I be concerned? What should out be looking out for?

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?

A conveyancing firm handled my conveyancing in Aintree 8 years ago having retained my registration certificates but has now closed – What can I do to get hold of them?

Deeds, as such, are no longer appropriate for the majority of properties in Aintree are registered electronically at Land Registry. Where you need to establish evidence of proprietorship or are disposing of or re-mortgaging your lawyer should obtain up to date copies of the register from the Land Registry in any case.

If you feel there may be other documents or you have any other queries please e-mail your request with details of the transaction and documents you need to filerequest@clc-uk.org. The CLC will let you know what information they have and any additional information they may need before they are in a position to identify and send the documents to you. Following an intervention it may take some time for the CLC to access archived files and documents, but your request will be actioned as quickly as possible.