Completed the sale of my flat in Ashtead last February yet the purchaser is texting daily complaining that their solicitor is waiting to hear from mysolicitor. What should have happened following completion?

After completion of your house sale your solicitor is committed to deliver the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the purchaser's conveyancer. Where relevant, your lawyer should also send confirmation that the home loan has been repaid to the buyers lawyers. There is unlikely to be post completion formalities specific conveyancing in Ashtead.

We are purchasing a flat in Ashtead. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a lawyer? At some point we have to deposit money into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our money?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

We are buying a end of terrace house in Ashtead. We would like to convert the garage to an office at the property.Will the conveyancing process involve enquiries to see if these works are permitted?

Your conveyancer should check the registered title as conveyancing in Ashtead will on occasion identify restrictions in the title documents which restrict certain alterations or need the permission of another owner. Many works call for local authority planning consent and approval under the building regulations. Some locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or impact extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor prior to committing yourself to a purchase.

After what feels like an age I have had an offer on a flat in Ashtead agreed to, but there is a chain. The owners have placed an offer on a property, but it’s not yet agreed to, and have viewings of other properties in the pipeline. I have instructed a high street conveyancing solicitor in Ashtead. What do I do now? At what point do I apply for the mortgage with Kent Reliance?

It is understandable to have apprehensions where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur costs prematurely (home loan application is approx £1k, then survey, Ashtead conveyancing search charges, etc). First, you should ensure that your property lawyer is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. Regarding the subsequent stages this very much depends on the uniqueness of your case, motivation for this property and on the state of the market. In a rising market some buyers will apply for the mortgage with Kent Reliance and arrange for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they request their solicitor to move forward with searches.

Should commercial conveyancing searches reveal impending roadworks that could affect a commercial property in Ashtead?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Ashtead will order a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers invest in sourcing accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Ashtead. The report provides definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Ashtead.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Ashtead it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately can result in delays to Ashtead commercial conveyancing transactions as well as present a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not conducted for domestic conveyancing in Ashtead.

I'm buying a new build house in Ashtead benefiting from help to buy. The builders refused to budge the amount so I negotiated 6k of fixtures and fittings instead. The house builders rep advised me not reveal to my lawyer about this side-deal as it would put at risk my loan with the lender. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I need to retain a conveyancing solicitor for freehold conveyancing in Ashtead. I've chance upon a site which looks to be the ideal solution If it is possible to get all this stuff done via web that would be preferable. Do I need to be wary? 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?