Having sold my house in Ashford last October yet the purchaser is texting every few hours to moan that their conveyancer is waiting to hear from mine. What should have happened now that I have sold?

Following your sale your solicitor is committed to deliver the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's lawyers. Depending on the transaction, your conveyancer should also confirm that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been redeemed to the purchasers conveyancers. There are no post completion procedures specific conveyancing in Ashford.

I understand that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Do I need chancel insurance when acquiring a property in Ashford? or I am told that there is a law dating back centuries that could mean that house owners living in a parish church boundary will be compelled to pay for maintenance towards the chancel in proximity to the church. Is this suitable for conveyancing in Ashford?

Unless a prior purchase of the premises took place post 12 October 2013 you can assume that lawyers carrying out conveyancing in Ashford to remain encouraging a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.

I have been recommended by a few selling agents in Ashford to choose a conveyancer on your site. Is there a financial inducement for Estate Agents to market your lawyers rather than another?

We don’t make any financial incentive for directing people to this site. We thought it would be too underhand a fee because members of the public would think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I getting any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.

I have just appointed agents to market my ground floor apartment in Ashford. Conveyancing solicitors are to be appointed soon, but I have just had a yearly service charge demand – Do I pay up?

It best that you discharge the service charge as normal given that all ground rent and service invoices will be allotted on completion, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.

My wife and I have hit a brick wall in trying to purchase the freehold in Ashford. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?

in cases where there is a absentee freeholder or where there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant statutes you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to make a decision on the amount due.

An example of a Lease Extension case for a Ashford residence is 147 Redford Close in June 2012. The Tribunal determined the lease extension premium to be at £4,200 This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired term was 82.93 years.

New build sellers have suggested I use a conveyancer and I've obtained a quote from them. They are almost three hundred pounds less expensive than my preferred Ashford conveyancing practitioner. What's the catch?

Builders normally have panels of solicitors who expedite matters and who know the seller’s documentation and conveyancer. Plenty of developers offer an inducement to select their approved property lawyer for this reason, any increased fees can be avoided and a developer won't put forward a conveyancing warehouse and run the risk of having the conveyancing stall when they require an exchange in 28 days. A counter-argument for not opting for the recommended conveyancing practitioner is that they may prove hesitant to fight for your interests for fear of alienating the housebuilder. If you worry that this may be the situation you should stick with your local Ashford lawyer.