Having sold my house in Penzance last February but our buyer keeps texting daily complaining that their lawyer is waiting to hear from myconveyancer. What should my lawyer have done now that I have sold?

Following your sale your solicitor is committed to forward the transfer documentation and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's conveyancer. Where relevant, your lawyer must also send confirmation that the mortgage has been discharged to the buyers conveyancers. There are no post completion tasks unique to conveyancing in Penzance.

We are planning to move property in March. Should my conveyancing solicitor liaise with the removal company on the day of completion. As an aside, can you suggest a removal company in Penzance. Conveyancing solicitor was found before I stumbled across your site.

On the day of completion you can collect the keys from your property agent but this should only take place when the sellers solicitors inform the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be handed over. You can advise the removal company that you are ready to move in. We are not in a position to suggest a particular removal company but can help you find a residential property solicitor in Penzance or a solicitor that specialises in conveyancing in Penzance.

We are buying a 4 bedroom semi-detached house in Penzance. The intention is to carry out an extension to the side at the property.Will legal due diligence on the property include investigations to ascertain if these works are prohibited?

Your solicitor should check the registered title as conveyancing in Penzance will sometimes identify restrictions in the title deeds which prevent certain works or require the consent of another owner. Certain works require local authority planning consent and approval under the building regulations. Some areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or impact extensions. You should check these issues with a surveyor prior to committing yourself to a purchase.

Are all Penzance Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel?

A selection of lenders now utilise the accreditation scheme as the kick off point for Panel membership such as HSBC and Santander. The Law Society’s CQS membership however gives no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless,the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for firms wishing to remain on their approved list of conveyancing solicitors.

About to purchase a new build flat in Penzance. Conveyancing is necessary evil 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.

Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Penzance

Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? 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. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on last month in what was supposed to be a simple, no chain conveyancing. Penzance is the location of the property. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in Penzance are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Penzance you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Penzance may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.

We're first time buyers - agreed a price, yet the estate agent told us that the vendor will only go ahead if we appoint the agent's chosen solicitors as they need an ‘expedited deal’. We would rather use a family conveyancer accustomed to conveyancing in Penzance

It is unlikely the vendors are behind this. Should the vendor want ‘a quick sale', turning down a motivated purchaser is likely to cause more damage than good. Contact the vendors directly and make sure they comprehend that (a)you are serious buyers (b)you are ready to go, with mortgage lined up © you are chain free (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you are going to use your own,trusted Penzance conveyancing solicitors - as opposed tothe ones that will earn the estate agent a referral fee or meet his conveyancing targets pre-set by HQ.