In the event thatI was to buy a straightforward homein Marks Gate mortgage fee and have no survey and no conveyancing searches how much would I expect to to save on my conveyancing in Marks Gate?

Any savings you would achieve will be isolated to the Marks Gate conveyancing searches. Your conveyancing practitioner still be obliged to do everything else - money laundering, correspond with the vendors solicitor, SDLT submission, register the property etc. A marginal saving might be made by not having to register a mortgage but it will not be meaningful.

My relative advised me that if I am purchasing in Marks Gate I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

This is a search is occasionally quoted for as part of the standard Marks Gate conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and setting out important information about Marks Gate around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Marks Gate Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information concerning Marks Gate.

The deeds to my property are lost. The conveyancers who handled the conveyancing in Marks Gate 10 years ago have long since closed. What are my next steps?

These day there are copies made of almost everything, and your solicitor will know precisely where to locate all the relevant documentation so you may purchase or dispose of your property without any difficulty. Where copies can’t be located, your conveyancer can put in place insurance or indemnities protecting you against future claims on the premises.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a ground for flat up to £245,000 and identified one close by in Marks Gate I like with a park and transport links in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 61 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in Marks Gate suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a short lease?

If you need a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term may be a potential deal breaker. Discount the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the premises for at least 2 years you may request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer regarding this.

I am looking into buying my first house which is in Marks Gate and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Marks Gate. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Marks Gate area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Marks Gate. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found