My friend's brother is a solicitor. I am hopeful that I will be offered preferential fee for conveyancing, but if not, what kind of costs should I be expecting for conveyancing in Deanshanger?

Do contrast pricing. Do use our search tool on this page. The fees will vary but the service one can expect differ between conveyancers as is the case with the vast majority of professional services.

It is a dozen years since I bought my property in Deanshanger. Conveyancing solicitors have just been instructed on the sale but I am unable to find my title deeds. Will this jeopardise the sale?

Don’t worry too much. First there is a possibility that the deeds will be with the mortgage company or they may be in the possession of the lawyers who acted in your purchase. Secondly in most cases the title will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to prove you are the registered owner by your conveyancing lawyers procuring up to date copy of the land registers. Almost all conveyancing in Deanshanger relates to registered property but in the unlikely event that your property is not registered it is more tricky but is not insurmountable.

I know that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to take this when purchasing a residence in Deanshanger? or Apparently there is a law dating back centuries that could mean that house owners residing in a parish church boundary may be liable to contribute towards maintenance to the chancel within the church. Is this a legitimate concern for conveyancing in Deanshanger?

Unless a previous purchase of the premises took place after 12 October 2013 you could take it that lawyers carrying out conveyancing in Deanshanger to continue to suggest a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

I was pointed in your direction by a few property agents in Deanshanger to find a property lawyer using your seach tool. What’s the financial advantage for Estate Agents to offer your site ahead of another?

We refuse to offer any referral fee for directing people in our direction. We found it would be just too difficult a fee because members of the public would think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not getting any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.

Frank (my husband) and I may need to let out our Deanshanger garden flat temporarily due to a new job. We used a Deanshanger conveyancing practice in 2001 but they have since shut and we did not have the foresight to get any guidance as to whether the lease permits subletting. How do we find out?

Notwithstanding that your previous Deanshanger conveyancing lawyer is not available you can check your lease to see if it allows you to sublet the premises. The rule is that if the deeds are silent, subletting is allowed. Quite often there is a prerequisite that you are obliged to seek permission from your landlord or other appropriate person in advance of subletting. The net result is that you cannot sublet without prior consent. The consent must not not be unreasonably turned down. If your lease does not allow you to sublet you should ask your landlord if they are willing to waive this restriction.

I purchased a leasehold flat in Deanshanger, conveyancing formalities finalised 6 years ago. Can you let me have an estimate of the premium that my landlord can legally expect in return for granting a renewal of my lease? Similar flats in Deanshanger with a long lease are worth £180,000. The ground rent is £65 levied per year. The lease ceases on 21st October 2083

With 59 years remaining on your lease we estimate the price of your lease extension to range between £20,900 and £24,200 plus legals.

The suggested premium range 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 comprehensive investigations. You should not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt other concerns that need to be considered and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward placing reliance on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.