In the event thatI were to purchase a straightforward housein Longthorpe mortgage fee and have no survey and no local authority searches how much could I expect to have to pay for conveyancing in Longthorpe?

Any savings you would make would be isolated to the costs for searches. A conveyancer is obliged to do the vast majority of work - money laundering, communicating with the vendors solicitor, SDLT submission, register the title etc. You might save a bit for them not needing to register a charge however it will not be a lot.

It is 10 years ago since I bought my home in Longthorpe. Conveyancing solicitors have just been appointed on the sale but I can't track down my title documents. Will this jeopardise the sale?

Don’t worry too much. Firstly the deeds may be with your mortgage company or they could be archived with the solicitor who acted in your purchase. Secondly in all probability the property will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you own the property by your conveyancing solicitors procuring up to date copy of the land registers. Nearly all conveyancing in Longthorpe involves registered property but in the rare situation where your property is unregistered it adds to the complexity but is not insurmountable.

About to purchase a new build flat in Longthorpe. 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.

Here are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Longthorpe

Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. Please supply a car parking plan. Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants.

I decided to have a survey carried out on a house in Longthorpe in advance of retaining solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the property. Our surveyor has said that some lenders tend not issue a mortgage on a flying freehold house.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different instructions from Halifax. Should you wish to telephone us we can check with the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Longthorpe. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

My fiance is purchasing a garden flat in Longthorpe. He was given a quote by the property lawyer connected to the estate agents totaling £1275 . It was fifteen years ago since I sold and bought a home and the bill was £just under six hundred pounds. Have charges really increased to that extent?

What does the conveyancing estimate include? Is it just for the legal fees, or what you will be paying in total (for example Longthorpe searches, land registry fees, etc)