Completed the sale of my flat in Malden Rushett last March but our buyer keeps telephoning every few hours complaining that her lawyer is waiting to hear from mine. What should have happened now that I have sold?

Post completion of your disposal your lawyer should forward the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. If applicable, your solicitor should also send confirmation that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been redeemed to the purchasers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion steps specific conveyancing in Malden Rushett.

We are purchasing a property in Malden Rushett. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a solicitor? At some point we will need to deposit our life savings into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our monies?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

Can I be sure that the Malden Rushett conveyancing solicitor on the panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in Malden Rushett seeking recommendations is a good starting point. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one which is cheap as chips. We would always recommend that you speak with the lawyer handling your transaction.

After much negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Malden Rushett. My financial adviser pressured me to appoint their . I paid an on account payment of £175. Soon after, the called me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

I used Stirling Law a few years past for my conveyancing in Malden Rushett. Now, I need my files but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Malden Rushett of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Malden Rushett. Conveyancing is a frightening process 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 selection of leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Malden Rushett

The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Please supply a car parking plan. 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.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a property I have offered on a fortnight ago in what should have been a simple, chain free conveyancing. Malden Rushett is the location of the property. Is there any advice you can impart?

Flying freeholds in Malden Rushett are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Malden Rushett you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Malden Rushett may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.