I am need of leasehold conveyancing for an apartment in a relatively new development (five years built) in Mansfield. The vast majority the properties have already been sold. Do I need carry out the neighbourhood searches as part of conveyancing in Mansfield?

Conveyancing Searches are a vital link in the Mansfield conveyancing process. There are a large number of companies delivering Mansfield conveyancing searches, as well straight from the local authority. These are generally termed personal search providers and they produce, not surprisingly, personal searches. Nevertheless, all Local Authority Search conveyancing products have one thing in common - they must obtain their data from the local authority.

How up to date is your database of Mansfield solicitors on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel? Do Kent Reliance send you an updated list?

Mansfield conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Kent Reliance directly.

I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing solicitor in Mansfield for my purchase. Can I see a solicitor's record with the legal regulator?

Members of the public can review documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For records Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors history, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For non-uk callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator may monitor call for training reasons.

Jane (my partner) and I may need to let out our Mansfield garden flat temporarily due to taking a sabbatical. We instructed a Mansfield conveyancing practice in 2004 but they have since shut and we did not have the foresight to get any guidance as to whether the lease allows us to sublet. How do we find out?

A small minority of properties in Mansfield do contain a provision to say that subletting is only allowed with permission. The landlord cannot unreasonably refuse but, in such cases, they would need to review references. Experience dictates that problems are usually caused by unsatisfactory tenants rather than owner-occupiers and for that reason you can expect the freeholder to take up the references and consider them carefully before granting consent.

I invested in buying a studio flat in Mansfield, conveyancing was carried out in 2011. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Corresponding flats in Mansfield with a long lease are worth £165,000. The ground rent is £50 levied per year. The lease terminates on 21st October 2103

With just 78 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £7,600 and £8,800 plus legals.

The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to provide a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive due diligence. You should not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional concerns that need to be considered and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward placing reliance on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.

Two months into a sale of a flat in Mansfield. Conveyancing is fine but we are being charged an extortionate amount by the freeholder. To date we have forked out £268 for a leasehold management information and then a further £117.20 for responses to queries raised by the purchaser's conveyancing practitioner.

Your solicitor will not have any say over the extent of the bill for this information but the typical fee for the information for Mansfield leasehold premises is £355. When it comes to Mansfield conveyancing sales it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The freeholder or their agents are under no legal obligation to address these questions most will be content to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Regretfully there is no statute that requires fixed fees for administrative tasks. There is no prescriptive time frame by which they are required to issue answers.