Are the BSA planning on creating a searchable register to to identify law firms on the Darlington Building Society conveyancing panel for example in Marlow?

We are not aware of any intention on the part of the BSA to promote such a search facility.

I appreciate that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Do I need chancel insurance when buying a property in Marlow? or I am told that there is historic law that means some house owners residing in a parish church boundary may be liable to contribute towards maintenance to the chancel in proximity to the church. Is this applicable for conveyancing in Marlow?

Unless a prior purchase of the premises completed after 12 October 2013 you can take it that solicitors delivering conveyancing in Marlow to remain recommending a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.

Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Marlow prior to retaining lawyers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the property. Our surveyor advised that some banks may refuse to issue a mortgage on a flying freehold home.

It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different requirements for example to Birmingham Midshires. If you call us we can check via the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Marlow. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

Am I better off to choose a Marlow conveyancing practitioner based in the vicinity that I am hoping to buy? We have a good friend who can execute the legal work but her office is a couple of hundredkilometers away.

The benefit of a local Marlow conveyancing firm is that you can drop in to execute paperwork, hand in your ID and apply pressure on them where appropriate. They will also have local insight which is a benefit. That being said it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If other friends have instructed your friend and on the whole were happy that should surpass using an unfamiliar Marlow conveyancing solicitor just because they are round the corner.

We expect to complete our sale of a £375,000 apartment in Marlow on Wednesday in a week. The freeholder has quoted £360 for Certificate of Compliance, insurance certificate and previous years statements of service charge. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge such fees for a leasehold conveyance in Marlow?

Marlow conveyancing on leasehold flats normally involves the purchaser’s solicitor submitting enquiries for the landlord to answer. Although the landlord is under no legal obligation to address these enquiries most will be content to assist. They are at liberty to invoice a reasonable administration fee for answering questions or supplying documentation. There is no upper cap for such fees. The average fee for the information that you are referring to is over three hundred pounds, in some transactions it is in excess of £800. The management information fee required by the landlord must be accompanied by a synopsis of rights and obligations in respect of administration fees, otherwise the charge is technically not due. In reality one has no choice but to pay whatever is demanded if you want to complete the sale of your home.

I own a ground floor flat in Marlow, conveyancing was carried out in 2009. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Corresponding properties in Marlow with over 90 years remaining are worth £192,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £55 charged once a year. The lease expires on 21st October 2079

With only 54 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to span between £32,300 and £37,400 as well as plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs in the absence of detailed due diligence. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be additional concerns that need to be taken into account and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action based on this information before getting professional advice.