It is 10 years ago since I bought my property in Kenilworth. Conveyancing solicitors have just been appointed on the sale but I can't locate the deeds. Is this a problem?

Don’t worry too much. Firstly the deeds may be kept by your mortgage company or they may be in the possession of the lawyers who acted in your purchase. Secondly the chances are that the title will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers obtaining current official copies of the land registers. Nearly all conveyancing in Kenilworth relates to registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is not registered it adds to the complexity but is not insurmountable.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our house are lost. The solicitors who conducted the conveyancing in Kenilworth 5 years ago have long since closed. What are my next steps?

Nowadays there are copies made of almost everything, and your lawyer should know exactly where to find all the appropriate paperwork so you may purchase or sell your property without any difficulty. Where duplicates can’t be located, your lawyer can arrange cover in the form of insurance or indemnities against possible claims on the property.

About to purchase a new build flat in Kenilworth. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Here are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Kenilworth

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. The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Please supply a car parking plan. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company?

We're first time buyers - had an offer accepted, yet the agent advised that the owners will only move forward if we appoint the agent's recommended solicitors as they are insisting on an ‘expedited deal’. We would rather use a family conveyancer who is familiar with conveyancing in Kenilworth

We suspect that the owner is not behind this request. Should the vendor require ‘a quick sale', alienating a serious buyer is is going to put the whole deal at risk. Bypass the agents and go straight to the owners and make the point that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to go, with mortgage lined up © you are chain free (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you will continue to use your preferred Kenilworth conveyancing lawyers - not the ones that will earn the estate agent a kickback or achieve conveyancing figures pre-set by head office.

Estate agents have just been given the go-ahead to market my ground floor apartment in Kenilworth. Conveyancing has not commenced, but I have just received a quarterly service charge invoice – Do I pay up?

Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should discharge the service charge as you normally would because all rents and maintenance payments will be allotted on completion, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.

I invested in buying a leasehold flat in Kenilworth, conveyancing formalities finalised in 2000. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Comparable properties in Kenilworth with over 90 years remaining are worth £179,000. The ground rent is £65 levied per year. The lease ends on 21st October 2083

With only 57 years remaining on your lease we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £26,600 and £30,800 plus professional fees.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to provide the actual costs without more comprehensive due diligence. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward based on this information without first getting professional advice.