It is 10 years ago since I bought my house in Long Hanborough. Conveyancing solicitors have now been appointed on the sale but I am unable to find the title documents. Will this cause complications?

You need not be too concerned. First the deeds may be kept by your mortgage company or they may still be with the conveyancers who oversaw the purchase. Secondly in all probability the land will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you own the property by your conveyancing solicitors obtaining up to date copy of the land registers. Nearly all conveyancing in Long Hanborough relates to registered property but in the rare situation where your property is not registered it adds to the complexity but is resolvable.

My grandfather passed away last year and as sole heir and executor I was left the property in Long Hanborough. The house had a relatively small loan remaining of approximately £5k. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Kent Reliance, pay off the mortgage. Is this allowed?

Given you intend to refinance then Kent Reliance will require that you use a conveyancer on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Kent Reliance conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Kent Reliance mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Long Hanborough. Conveyancing is daunting 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 legal work.

Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Long Hanborough

There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. 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. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. Please supply a car parking plan.

I'm remortgaging my current property to a BTL loan with Barnsley Building Society and intend to use the remaining equity as a down payment on further house. The neighborhood we are interested in is Long Hanborough. Will your solicitors be able to act for both sets of mortgage companies and tie in the two deals?

Do use our search tool on this site to be sure that the solicitors are on the relevant lender panels. On the basis that they are the lawyer will be able to tie up the two deals but you should talk with you conveyancer and make clear your expectations and requirements.

I have been sourcing a conveyancing lawyer in Long Hanborough for my home move. Is it possible to check a solicitor's complaints history with the legal regulator?

You may find published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find details about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's record, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For non-uk callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator could recorded telephone calls for training requirements.