It is a dozen years since I bought my house in Hurworth. Conveyancing lawyers have now been instructed on the sale but I can't locate the title deeds. Is this a problem?

You need not be too concerned. Firstly there is a chance that the deeds will be retained by your mortgage company or they could be in the possession of the conveyancers who oversaw your purchase. Secondly the chances are that the property will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to prove you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers acquiring current official copies of the land registers. Nearly all conveyancing in Hurworth involves registered property but in the unlikely event that your property is unregistered it is more tricky but is resolvable.

Should commercial conveyancing searches disclose impending roadworks that could affect a commercial property in Hurworth?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Hurworth will execute a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers expend in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Hurworth. The report provides definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Hurworth.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Hurworth it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately may cause delays to Hurworth commercial conveyancing deals as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not conducted for residential conveyancing in Hurworth.

I was pointed in your direction by a few selling agents in Hurworth to find a solicitor on your site. What’s the financial inducement for Estate Agents to market your services rather than another?

We refuse to offer any commission for pointing buyers and sellers our way. We thought it would be too underhand a fee because members of the public would think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I receiving any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.

In my capacity as executor for the will of my grandfather I am selling a residence in Cardiff but reside in Hurworth. My lawyer (based 235 miles awayhas requested that I execute a stat dec ahead of completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing practitioner in Hurworth to attest this legal document for me?

Technically speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Hurworth based

Are Hurworth conveyancing solicitors under an obligation to the Law Society to supply clear conveyancing costs?

Inbuilt into the Solicitors Code of Conduct are set rules and regulations as to how the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) allow solicitors to publicise their charges to clients.The Law Society have a practice note giving advice on how to publicise transparent charges to avoid breaching any such rule. Practice notes are not legal advice issued by the Law Society and is not intended as the only standard of good practice a conveyancing solicitor should adhere to. The Practice Note does, however, constitute the Law Society’s view of acceptable practice for publicising conveyancing charges, and accordingly it’s a recommended read for any solicitor or conveyancer in Hurworth or across England and Wales.