We are planning to acquire a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in Chorleywood and Rickmansworth who is on the Skipton conveyancing panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a solicitor?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Skipton . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Chorleywood and Rickmansworth.

Me and my brother have a 4 bedroom Edwardian property in Chorleywood and Rickmansworth. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and The Mortgage Works. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw a couple of entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold with the matching address. Is it worth asking The Mortgage Works to clarify?

You need to 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 Chorleywood and Rickmansworth and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they sell they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with lenders. You can also enquire as to the situation with the conveyancing practitioner who conducted the work.

How does conveyancing in Chorleywood and Rickmansworth differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build property in Chorleywood and Rickmansworth approach us having been asked by the builder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is constructed. This is because builders in Chorleywood and Rickmansworth tend to acquire the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Chorleywood and Rickmansworth or who has acted in the same development.

I am looking for a ground for flat up to £245,000 and identified one near me in Chorleywood and Rickmansworth I like with a park and station nearby, however it's only got 61 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Chorleywood and Rickmansworth suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error buying a short lease?

Should you need a mortgage that many years will likely be a potential deal breaker. Discount the price by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the property for at least twenty four months you may request that they start the process of the extension and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer concerning this.

The property lawyers carrying out our conveyancing in Chorleywood and Rickmansworth has forwarded papers to review that show the land is unregistered with epitome documents. How can it be that the property not currently recorded at the Land Registry?

It is rare for premises in Chorleywood and Rickmansworth not to be registered. An 'epitome' is basically a dossier of photocopies of documents affecting an unregistered title. Plenty of Chorleywood and Rickmansworth conveyancing lawyers should be familiar with such matters but where uncertainty exists the prevailing advice these days is for the current owners to register it first and thereafter sell - this can though naturally result in a drawn-out transaction.