It is a dozen years since I purchased my house in Merriott. Conveyancing solicitors have now been appointed on the sale but I can't track down the title deeds. Is this a problem?

Don’t worry too much. First there is a possibility that the deeds will be retained by the lender or they may be in the possession of the solicitor who oversaw your purchase. Secondly the likelihood is that the title will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you are the registered owner by your conveyancing solicitors acquiring up to date copy of the land registers. Almost all conveyancing in Merriott involves registered property but in the rare situation where your home is not registered it is more problematic but is resolvable.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my home can not be found. The lawyers who dealt with the conveyancing in Merriott 4 years ago have long since closed. What do I do?

As long as you have a registered title the information relating to your proprietorship will be documented by the Land Registry under a Title Number. It is possible to perform a search at the Land Registry, find your property and secure current copies of the property title for less than a fiver. If the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will in most cases hold a file copy of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be obtained for twenty pounds.

I am buying a new build flat in Merriott. 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 conveyancing.

Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Merriott

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. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company?

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At this site receive an accurate costs illustration via a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that appreciates the nuances of your conveyancing in Merriott. Unlike many estate agents and brokerage sites we do not operate commission deals with solicitors. Many agents and online brokers 'recommend' solicitors paying the most kickback, rather than the best value conveyancing in Merriott

In my capacity as executor for the estate of my father I am selling a house in Swansea but I am based in Merriott. My lawyer (based 200 kilometers from merequires that I sign a statutory declaration prior to completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in Merriott to witness and place their company stamp on the document?

strictly speaking you should not need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are based in Merriott