Please help. My Undy conveyancer is assuring me that she is duty bound toorder Undy conveyancing searches becausethe firm are on the Virgin Moneyconveyancing panel. These Undy checks cost a lot of money can this be avoided?

Unfortunately both you and your lawyer have little choice here. As you are taking a mortgage with a bank your has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your lender’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to comply with the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook provisions . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out Undy conveyancing searches.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a ground for flat up to £235,500 and found one round the corner in Undy I like with a park and transport links in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 49 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Undy for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a short lease?

If you require a mortgage the shortness of the lease will be problematic. Discount the price by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the property for at least 2 years you could request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor about this.

I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Undy for my sale. Is it possible to review a firm’s complaints history with the profession’s regulator?

One can review presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting from investigations started on or after Jan 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find details about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's record, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA sometimes recorded call for training purposes.

I am the registered owner of a 2 bed flat in Undy, conveyancing formalities finalised half a dozen years ago. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Comparable flats in Undy with an extended lease are worth £165,000. The ground rent is £45 charged once a year. The lease runs out on 21st October 50

You have 50 years left to run we estimate the premium for your lease extension to span between £36,100 and £41,800 plus costs.

The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure without more comprehensive investigations. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be additional concerns that need to be considered and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward based on this information without first getting professional advice.

Is it true that a Undy conveyancing solicitor got sued by a client for failing to conduct the right conveyancing searches?

Our attention has not be brought to such a Undy conveyancing claim but according to a recent report, clients buying a home elsewhere in England successfully won a case against their due to development permission to construct a wind farm failing to be picked up in conveyancing searches.

If you are purchasing in Undy It is essential that your purchase all Undy conveyancing searches required to ensure you have relevant and up to date information before buying a home in Undy.