I am hoping to receive a mortgage offer from Santander. My intention is to instruct a Licensed Conveyancer in Hopton. Does the Santander Solicitor panel include conveyancers regulated by the CLC?

The Santander approved solicitor list is, like many other lenders, associated to the CML or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.

I need some quick conveyancing in Hopton as I am faced with an ultimatum to complete inside one month. Luckily I do not require a mortgage. Is it possible to decline from having conveyancing searches to save fees and time?

If.Given you are are a cash purchaser you are at free not to have searches carried out although no solicitor would advise that you don't. Drawing on our experience of conveyancing in Hopton the following are examples of what can arise and therefore impact future mortgageability: Refused Planning Applications, Outstanding Charges, Overdue Grants, Road Schemes,...

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our house are lost. The solicitors who handled the conveyancing in Hopton 10 years ago no longer exist. What are my next steps?

Assuming the title is registered the information relating to your proprietorship will be documented by HMLR under a Title Number. It is possible to perform a search at the Land Registry, locate your house and secure current copies of the Registered Entries for a small fee. If the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will also normally hold a file duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be obtained for a small fee.

I have been on the look out for a ground for flat up to £305k and identified one close by in Hopton I like with open areas and railway links in the vicinity, the downside is that it only has 49 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Hopton in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a short lease?

Should you require a home loan the shortness of the lease will be an issue. Discount the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current owner has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you could request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer concerning this matter.

We have been informed by numerous family members to expect six to eight weeks for Hopton conveyancing to complete.This was 3 ago. The paperwork was only sent from the vendors lawyer last week so now does it countdown?

No definitive time frame exists for conveyancing in Hopton. Conveyancing is subject to many variable. Hopton conveyancing searches alone may take some weeks to come back.