I have todaybeen informed that Action Conveyancing have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Corwen for a purchase of a freehold house 18 months ago. How can I be sure that my home is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?

The quickest way to see if the premises is in your name, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Corwen conveyancing specialists.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Corwen. 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 conveyancing.

Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Corwen

There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose?

I have been sourcing a conveyancing practitioner in Corwen for my house move. Can I see a solicitor's complaints history with the profession’s regulator?

Members of the public may read presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from investigations from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find records Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors record, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. International callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA sometimes monitor call for training purposes.

My wife and I may need to rent out our Corwen 1st floor flat for a while due to a new job. We instructed a Corwen conveyancing firm in 2003 but they have since shut and we did not think at the time get any guidance as to whether the lease permits subletting. How do we find out?

Even though your previous Corwen conveyancing lawyer is not available you can review your lease to check if you are permitted to let out the property. The rule is that if the deeds are silent, subletting is allowed. There may be a precondition that you must seek permission via your landlord or some other party before subletting. The net result is you not allowed to sublet without first obtaining consent. The consent must not not be unreasonably turned down. If the lease does not allow you to sublet you will need to ask your landlord if they are willing to waive this restriction.

I purchased a studio flat in Corwen, conveyancing having been completed 9 years ago. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Corresponding properties in Corwen with a long lease are worth £179,000. The ground rent is £65 charged once a year. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2081

With 57 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to span between £26,600 and £30,800 as well as professional fees.

The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs in the absence of detailed 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 you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.

The conveyancers carrying out our conveyancing in Corwen has forwarded papers to review that show the land is unregistered with epitome documents. Is it not the case that all property in Corwen should be registered?

It is rare for premises in Corwen to be unregistered. An 'epitome' is basically a dossier of photocopies of documents affecting an unregistered title. Many Corwen conveyancing solicitors will be able to handle such matters but if any uncertainty exists the prevailing recommendation these days appears to be for the seller to register it first and subsequently sell - this this chain of events will result in a significant delay.