In what way does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Eynsham? What am I being asked for?

Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering rules require solicitors and licensed conveyancers to verify the ID of the person or body they are dealing with prior to agreeing to accepting their conveyancing retainer. The Client Care letter that you are required to sign will no doubt reaffirm this. Your lender will also require certain documents to be checked. Should you are unwilling to supply identification documents, your lawyer would not be able to act for you.

Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Eynsham. My lender is Tesco Bank

Tesco Bank have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 26/8/2025, the requirements read as follows :

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my home can not be found. The lawyers who conducted the conveyancing in Eynsham 4 years ago are no longer around. Will I be able to sell the house?

As long as you have a registered title the information relating to your proprietorship will be evidenced by HMLR under a Title Number. It is possible to execute a search at the Land Registry, find your house and order current copies of the property title for less than a fiver. Where the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will usually retain a file duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be retrieved for a small fee.

I am looking at a couple of flats in Eynsham both have approximately forty five years remaining on the leases. Should I regard a short lease as a deal breaker?

A lease is a legal document that entitles you to use the premises for a prescribed time frame. As the lease gets shorter the saleability of the lease decreases and results in it becoming more expensive to extend the lease. This is why it is advisable to extend the lease term. Sometimes it is difficult to sell a property with a short lease because mortgage lenders may be reluctant to lend money on properties of this type. Lease extension can be a difficult process. We recommend you seek professional help from a conveyancer and surveyor with experience in this area.

I bought a split level flat in Eynsham, conveyancing formalities finalised January 2009. How much will my lease extension cost? Similar flats in Eynsham with an extended lease are worth £211,000. The ground rent is £50 invoiced every year. The lease finishes on 21st October 2093

With only 68 years left to run the likely cost is going to range between £9,500 and £11,000 plus plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.

The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to supply a more accurate figure in the absence of detailed due diligence. Do not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional concerns that need to be considered and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.

Having used your search tool I can't find the lawyer I was hoping to instruct as being on the bank conveyancing panel. My lawyer has said that they are on the bank approved panel. How can I be sure given that they are not listed on your directory?

Not all firms are yet listed on our lender panel search tool which is still relatively new. Law firms are listing on a daily basis and it is probably the case that your lawyer is on the bank conveyancing lawyer and you should probably take them at their word. Please do feel free to suggest that they completing their listing on our site as it would only cost them £1 a month to list themselves as being on the lender solicitor panel.