I am looking to buy a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Cotgrave who is on the Bank of Ireland approved. Can you recommend a local solicitor?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Bank of Ireland in certain locations such as Cotgrave. We dont recommend any particular firm.

The deeds to my property can not be found. The solicitors who conducted the conveyancing in Cotgrave 5 years ago are no longer around. Will I be able to sell the house?

You no longer need to hold title official documentation to prove you are the registered proprietor of land or property, given that the Land Registry hold details of all registered land or property electronically.

I opted to have a survey done on a property in Cotgrave in advance of appointing conveyancers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the property. My surveyor advised that some lenders may refuse to give a mortgage on such a property.

It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different requirements from Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to telephone us we can look into this further via the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Cotgrave. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

I own a leasehold flat in Cotgrave. Conveyancing and Birmingham Midshires mortgage are in place. I have received a letter from someone claiming to own the reversionary interest in the property. Attached was a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1995. The conveyancing practitioner in Cotgrave who acted for me is not around. What should I do?

The first thing you should do is make enquiries of HMLR to make sure that this person is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. You do not need to incur the fees of a Cotgrave conveyancing solicitor to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for £3. You should note that in any event, even if this is the legitimate freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.

I am the registered owner of a basement flat in Cotgrave, conveyancing formalities finalised half a dozen years ago. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Similar properties in Cotgrave with an extended lease are worth £179,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £65 invoiced annually. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2083

You have 57 years left to run we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £26,600 and £30,800 as well as professional fees.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of detailed due diligence. You should not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be other issues that need to be considered and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action based on this information before getting professional advice.

I need to swap lawyers as my Cotgrave lawyer is not on the mortgage company's panel of conveyancing solicitors. Is it advisable to appoint a new law firm?

If you haven't yet appointed a solicitor to start work and at this stage simply received an estimate as to costs, you're perfectly free to choose a different solicitor to carry out your work for you. The best way is to get recommendations from friends or family who have actually used the solicitor or conveyancer in Cotgrave that you're considering.