Finally the sale completed on my house in Bebington last February but my buyer keeps calling every few hours to say his solicitor needs to hear from mine. What should my lawyer have done following completion?

Following your disposal your conveyancer should forward the transfer documentation and all additional paperwork to the purchaser's solicitors. Where appropriate, your solicitor must also confirm that the home loan has been repaid to the buyers lawyers. There is unlikely to be post completion steps just for conveyancing in Bebington.

We are buying a property and the conveyancer has identified Chancel Repair for which the house could be obligated to contribute to as it falls into the area of such a church. She has recommended insurance. Is this strictly appropriate for conveyancing in Bebington

Unless a prior purchase of the property completed post 12 October 2013 you can take it that conveyancing practitioners carrying out conveyancing in Bebington to remain encouraging a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.

My wife and I own a terraced Victorian house in Bebington. Conveyancing practitioner represented me and . I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw two entries: the first freehold, the second leasehold under the exact same address. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?

You should review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Bebington and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also check the situation with the conveyancing practitioner who conducted the purchase.

I inherited a split level flat in Bebington, conveyancing having been completed in 1995. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Equivalent properties in Bebington with an extended lease are worth £165,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 levied per year. The lease runs out on 21st October 50

With only 50 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to span between £36,100 and £41,800 plus plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure without more comprehensive due diligence. You should not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.

I am unable to be present at my Bebington conveyancing practitioners office to sign documents for conveyancing in Bebington – will this be an issue?

No. Bebington conveyancing lawyers can conduct home moves for clients nationally. You are unlikely to be required to be present a Bebington conveyancers office. They can deal with all communications remotely from their Bebington office.