We were about to retain a conveyancing solicitor in Fenton found by you but stumbled across some other estimates on the internet appear cheaper – how come?

There are lots of solicitors marketing what appear to be the cheapest conveyancing in Fenton. We would urge you to think long and hard about how important this transaction is to you that you are willing to take 'cheap' risks concerning the standard of the conveyancing. Some hide fees well inside the terms of engagement. The solicitors that we list for conveyancing in Fenton will notdo this.

I have recentlydiscovered that Wolstenholmes have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Fenton for a purchase of a freehold house 18 months ago. How can I establish that my home is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?

The easiest method to check if the premises is in your name, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Fenton conveyancing specialists.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £305k and identified one near me in Fenton I like with open areas and railway links nearby, the downside is that it only has 52 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Fenton suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a short lease?

Should you require a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term may be a potential deal breaker. Discount the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the property for at least twenty four months you may request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor regarding this matter.

I was advised by a few selling agents in Fenton to select a solicitor on your site. What’s the financial incentive for Estate Agents to promote your lawyers rather than another?

We don’t make any commission for sending work to this site. 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 aren’t I getting any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.

I am an executor of my recently deceased mum’s Will, with a house in Fenton which will be marketed. The house has never been registered at HMLR and I'm advised that some purchasers will insist that it is completed before they'll move forward. What's the procedure for this?

In the circumstances that you have set out it seems advisable to apply to register in the names of the personal representative(s) as named in the probate and in their capacity as PRs. HMLR’s online guidance explains how to register for the first time and what is required re the deeds and forms. You would need to include and certified copy of the probate as well and complete the form FR1 to refer to the PRs as the applicant.