It is is a decade since I acquired my property in Stanford Le Hope. Conveyancing lawyers have just been instructed on the sale but I am unable to track down my deeds. Will this cause complications?

You need not be too concerned. Firstly the deeds may be with your lender or they could be in the possession of the solicitor who oversaw the purchase. Secondly the likelihood is that the title will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to prove you own the property by your conveyancing solicitors procuring up to date copy of the land registers. Nearly all conveyancing in Stanford Le Hope relates to registered property but in the rare situation where your property is unregistered it is more of a problem but is resolvable.

We're in Stanford Le Hope, First time buyers purchasing with a mortgage (lender is Yorkshire BS , and our lawyer is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?

The fact that your lawyer is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no property lawyer should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.

Will commercial conveyancing searches reveal impending roadworks that may affect a commercial property in Stanford Le Hope?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Stanford Le Hope will carry out a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers spend in sourcing accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Stanford Le Hope. The report sets out definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Stanford Le Hope.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Stanford Le Hope it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately can result in delays to Stanford Le Hope commercial conveyancing deals as well as present a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not ordered for domestic conveyancing in Stanford Le Hope.

I used Arc property Solicitors several years ago for my conveyancing in Stanford Le Hope. Now, I need the files however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Stanford Le Hope of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I'm refinancing my current property to a BTL loan with The Royal Bank of Scotland and I will use the ballance of the raised equity towards another house. The location we are talking about is Stanford Le Hope. Will your solicitors be able to act for both sets of lenders and link together the two deals?

Make use of our search tool on this page to be sure that the lawyers are approved by both mortgage companies. Having checked that they are the conveyancer will be able to tie up the two conveyancing matters but you should talk with you solicitor and specify your desired outcome and requirements.