Completed the sale of my flat in Eccleston last August but my buyer keeps texting daily to say her solicitor needs to hear from mine. What should my lawyer have done now that I have sold?

Following your disposal your solicitor is duty bound to send the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. If applicable, your conveyancer must also evidence that the home loan has been discharged to the buyers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion procedures peculiar conveyancing in Eccleston.

Various internet forums that I have frequented warn that are the number one cause of delay in Eccleston conveyancing transactions. Is that correct?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the determinations of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature within the top 10 causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Local searches are not likely to be the root cause of holding up conveyancing in Eccleston.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Eccleston. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Eccleston

Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company?

How can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my commercial premises in Eccleston and how can you help?

The 1954 Act affords security of tenure to business leaseholders, granting the legal entitlement to apply to court for a continuation of occupancy at the end of an expired lease. There are limited grounds where a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are complex. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Eccleston is one of the numerous locations in which the firms we work with are located

Should I instruct a Eccleston conveyancing solicitor based in the vicinity that I am hoping to buy? An old friend can execute the legal formalities but her office is 200kilometers away.

The primary upside of using a local Eccleston conveyancing firm is that you can pop in to sign paperwork, deliver your identification documents and pester them where appropriate. They will also have local intelligence which is a plus. However it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If other friends have instructed your friend and they were impressed that must trump using an unfamiliar Eccleston conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being round the corner.