It has come to my attention via my mortgage broker that my Ongar the law firm I have appointed is not on the lender Solicitor panel. What can I do to be sure that this is correct?

The sensible course of action for you to take is to contact your Ongar lawyer directly. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to inform you of the situation. Where they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the conveyancing panel for your mortgage company.

I am buying a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in Ongar who is on the Alliance & Leicester approved. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Alliance & Leicester in certain locations such as Ongar. We dont recommend any particular firm.

It has been 2 months since my purchase conveyancing in Ongar concluded. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £215,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the residence from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

I'm remortgaging my current home to a BTL loan with Lloyds TSB Bank and intend to use the remaining equity as a down payment on another house. The area we are looking at is Ongar. Will your conveyancers be able to act for the two mortgage companies and tie in the two deals?

Do use our search tool on this page to check that the conveyancers are approved by both lenders. On the basis that they are your solicitor should be able to tie up the two conveyancing matters but you should talk with you solicitor and make clear your desired outcome and requirements.

I am on look out for some leasehold conveyancing in Ongar. Before diving in I want to be sure as to the unexpired term of the lease.

Assuming the lease is recorded at the land registry - and almost all are in Ongar - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.

Ongar Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Examples of Queries before buying

How is the lease structured? Are any of leasehold owners in dispute over their service charge liability? The answer will be important as a) areas could result in problems for the building as the common areas may begin to deteriorate where maintenance are not paid for b) if the tenants have an issue with the managing agents you will wish to have all the details