Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my home can not be found. The conveyancers who did the conveyancing in East Sussex 5 years ago have long since closed. What are my next steps?

Gone are the days when you need to hold title official documentation to evidence that you are the registered proprietor of land or property, as the Land Registry have everything they need in a digital format.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in East Sussex. Conveyancing is necessary evil 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 East Sussex

Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified.

I am looking for a ground for flat up to £305k and found one near me in East Sussex I like with amenity areas and railway links nearby, however it only has 49 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in East Sussex suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a short lease?

Should you require a home loan the shortness of the lease may be an issue. Discount the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the property for at least 2 years you can request that they start the process of the extension and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer concerning this.

How do I use your search app to get a quote from a conveyancing lawyer in East Sussex on the panel for my lender?

Step one is to pick a bank such as Lloyds TSB Bank, Barnsley Building Society or Alliance & Leicester then specify your preferred area such as East Sussex. Conveyancing firms in East Sussex and nationally will then be identified.

We're first time buyers - had an offer accepted, yet the property agent informed us that the vendor will only proceed if we use the agent's preferred solicitors as they are insisting on an ‘expedited deal’. We would rather use a local conveyancer accustomed to conveyancing in East Sussex

We suspect that the seller is not behind this requirement. If they desire ‘a quick sale', turning down a motivated purchaser is likely to cause more damage than good. Try to communicate with the owners directly and make the point that (a)you are serious purchasers (b)you are ready to progress, with finances in place © you are chain free (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you are going to use your own,trusted East Sussex conveyancing lawyers - as opposed tothe ones that will provide the negotiator at the agency a referral fee or achieve conveyancing thresholds set by corporate headquarters.