Can you suggest a Platform Home Loans Ltd approved Great Ayton conveyancing firm finish our house move within under 3 weeks? Am I best advised to go for a local Great Ayton solicitor or a factory type comparison site?

We would be happy to suggest some excellent Great Ayton conveyancing firms. You can also walk up the main road in Great Ayton. Go in to some well established firms and ask to see a conveyancing solicitor for a fee estimate. Explain your time frames together with your reasons and get an assurance on speed. Select the lawyer that you trust.

Me and my brother have a 4 bedroom Victorian house in Great Ayton. Conveyancing practitioner represented me and Godiva Mortgages Ltd. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are two entries: the first freehold, the second leasehold with the matching property. Is it worth asking Godiva Mortgages Ltd to clarify?

You need to read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Great Ayton and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also check the position with your conveyancing lawyer who conducted the conveyancing.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Great Ayton. Conveyancing is daunting 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 conveyancing.

Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Great Ayton

Please supply a car parking plan. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry.

I opted to have a survey completed on a house in Great Ayton ahead of instructing lawyers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the house. Our surveyor advised that some banks will not issue a loan on a flying freehold property.

It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different requirements from Halifax. If you e-mail us we can look into this further via the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Great Ayton. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Great Ayton especially if they are familiar with such properties in Great Ayton.

I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing lawyer in Great Ayton for my remortgage. Is there any facility to review a solicitor's complaints history with the profession’s regulator?

Anyone may see documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations stemming from investigations from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For information Pre 2008, or to check a firm's history, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. International callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could monitor telephone calls for training requirements.