My wife and I are selling our house in Cambridgeshire and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being constructed land that was not decontaminated. Any high street Cambridgeshire conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers used an internet conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Cambridgeshire. Having lived in Cambridgeshire for three years we know of no issue. Should we get in touch with our local Authority to obtain confirmation that the buyers are looking for.

It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? You must enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same ailment)

I have justbeen informed that Action Conveyancing have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Cambridgeshire for a purchase of a freehold house 9 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?

The easiest method to check if the property is in your name, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Cambridgeshire conveyancing specialists.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a ground for flat up to £245,000 and found one close by in Cambridgeshire I like with a park and railway links in the vicinity, however it only has 51 years on the lease. There is not much else in Cambridgeshire suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a short lease?

If you need a mortgage that many years may be problematic. Discount the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the premises for a minimum of 2 years you may ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor about this.

Is it possible to swap firm as I need to retain one who is on the TSB conveyancing panel. I was using a local conveyancing solicitor in Cambridgeshire round the corner but he is not accepted by TSB

It would be our pleasure to assist you find a conveyancing solicitor in Cambridgeshire on the TSB panel. Please note that the conveyancers that we list do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are fully regulated by the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Cambridgeshire. Using the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this page, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Cambridgeshire.

Please set examples of distinct advantages to using a local conveyancing practitioner in Cambridgeshire

A significant proportion of house movers in Cambridgeshire prefer a nearby high street property lawyer so that they can attend the lawyer’s offices just in case they have concerns, and to execute paperwork rather taking the chance in depending on the post.

We would suggest that there exists a distinct edge in using a solicitor nearby to a premises you are buying, due to the in-depth knowledge of the region and potential local concerns - but this is moot. Most conveyancers conduct their work via email and could be any place in the world.