It is a dozen years since I purchased my house in East Dean. Conveyancing solicitors have recently been instructed on the sale but I can't track down the title documents. Is this a problem?

You need not be too concerned. Firstly there is a possibility that the deeds will be kept by the mortgage company or they may be archived with the conveyancers who oversaw your purchase. Secondly the likelihood is that the title will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to prove you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers acquiring up to date copy of the land registers. Most conveyancing in East Dean relates to registered property but in the rare situation where your home is unregistered it adds to the complexity but is resolvable.

Will commercial conveyancing searches disclose planned roadworks that may affect a commercial site in East Dean?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in East Dean will perform a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers expend in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in East Dean. The search result provides definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in East Dean.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in East Dean it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately could cause delays to East Dean commercial conveyancing transactions as well as present a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not carried out for residential conveyancing in East Dean.

My husband and I are 3 weeks into a leasehold purchase having been recommend to conveyancers by the high street agent to execute conveyancing in East Dean. I am am very dissatisfied with the quality of service. Could you help me find new solicitors?

They would have to be really bad to suggest changing them. Has your loan offer been sent? If so you will need to advise them of the new solicitor and get the mortgage documents are issued to the new lawyers. Your new conveyancer should be on the lenders approved list to avoid added charges and frustration. So that should be your first question of the new solicitors. The search tool will assist you in finding a lender approved solicitor for your home move in East Dean

We expect to complete the sale of our £325,000 apartment in East Dean in just under a week. The managing agents has quoted £324 for Certificate of Compliance, building insurance schedule and 3 years service charge statements. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge such fees for a flat conveyance in East Dean?

For the majority of leasehold sales in East Dean conveyancing will involve, queries regarding the management of a building inevitably needing to be answered directly by the freeholder or its agent, this includes :

Answering conveyancing due diligence enquiries Where consent is required before sale in East Dean Supplying insurance information Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale

Your solicitor will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for East Dean leasehold property is £350. For East Dean conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are required to supply answers.

I acquired a split level flat in East Dean, conveyancing was carried out in 2000. How much will my lease extension cost? Comparable properties in East Dean with a long lease are worth £227,000. The ground rent is £50 charged once a year. The lease expires on 21st October 2097

You have 72 years unexpired we estimate the price of your lease extension to span between £9,500 and £11,000 plus professional fees.

The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to advice on the actual costs without more detailed due diligence. You should not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other concerns that need to be taken into account and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action based on this information before getting professional advice.

Finally our conveyancing in East Dean completes this Friday, but the couple I am buying off wishes to move out on the Saturday noon. Can I accept this?

Where you require a loan then your solicitor will demand that the premises arevacant on Friday - the mortgage company will demand it.