Forgive me if this question is silly but I am wet behind the ears as a first time buyer of a ground floor flat in Coningsby. Do I collect the keys to the premises on completion from my conveyancer? If so, I will find a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Coningsby?

There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Conveyancing lawyers for you will arrange to send the completion advance to the vendor’s solicitors, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you should be called to receive the keys from the Estate Agents and start moving into the property. Usually this happens early afternoon.

We have a mortgage agreed in principle with Barclays. Coningsby conveyancing practitioners have been selected. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Barclays?

There is no definitive answer here. Have Barclays done the valuation? Have you informed Barclays as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Barclays conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.

I am expecting a DIP from Co-operative this week so we can work out what to offer on a property we like as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Co-operative recommend any Coningsby solicitors on the Co-operative conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?

You will need to appoint Coningsby solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Co-operative conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Co-operative through the process.

I moved into my apartment on 13 July and the transaction details are still not registered. Any reason for this? My conveyancing solicitor in Coningsby advises it should be formalised in a couple of weeks. Are titles in Coningsby particularly slow to register?

As far as conveyancing in Coningsby registration is no faster or slower than anywhere else in England and Wales. Rather than based on location, timeframes can adjust according to who lodges the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry communicate with any other persons or bodies. At present approximately three quarters of submission are completed within 12 days but some can be subject to extensive delays. Historically registration occurs after the new owner has moved in to the premises therefore an expedited registration is not usually an essential issue but if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your conveyancer must speak with the land registry and explain the circumstances.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Coningsby. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Coningsby

There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided.

I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing solicitor in Coningsby for my purchase. Is there any facility to review a solicitor's record with the legal regulator?

One can search for published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting from investigations from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For information about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's history, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator sometimes recorded call for training reasons.

At long last our conveyancing in Coningsby is completing this Friday, however the sellers I am buying off wishes to move out 24 hours later at at 2pm. Can I agree to this?

You can't complete on a Saturday due to the bank systems aren't operational.