I am aiming to move house in December. Will my conveyancing solicitor update the removal company on the completion day. As an aside, can you suggest a removal company in Common Edge. Conveyancing firm was found prior to coming across your page.

On the day of completion you can pick up the house keys from your selling agent but this can only happen when the previous owners lawyers advise the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be given over. After that you can tell the removal company that they can start moving you in. We are not in a position to recommend a particular removal company but can help you locate a conveyancing in Common Edge or a firm with expertise in conveyancing in Common Edge.

We expect to receive a DIP from Barclays this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Barclays recommend any Common Edge solicitors on the Barclays conveyancing panel, or is it better to go independently?

You will need to appoint Common Edge solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Barclays conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Barclays through the process.

After weeks of negotiation I have agreed a price on an apartment in Common Edge. My mortgage broker recommended their conveyancers. I paid an advanced payment of £225. A couple of days later, the conveyancing practitioner called me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Skipton conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Skipton panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my home can not be found. The solicitors who conducted the conveyancing in Common Edge 10 years ago have long since closed. What are my options?

In today’s world there are copies made of almost everything, and your conveyancer should know exactly where to find all the relevant paperwork so you may purchase or sell your property without a hitch. If copies are not available, your solicitor may be able to put in place insurance or indemnities protecting you against possible claims on the property.

I'm buying a new build house in Common Edge benefiting from help to buy. The developers would not budge the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The estate agent advised me not to tell my lawyer about the deal as it may affect my loan with Bank of Scotland. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I've found a house that appears to meet my requirements, at a reasonable price which is making it all the more appealing. I have subsequently discovered that the title is leasehold rather than freehold. I am assuming that there are particular concerns buying a leasehold house in Common Edge. Conveyancing solicitors have are about to be instructed. Will they explain the issues?

The majority of houses in Common Edge are freehold and not leasehold. In this scenario it’s worth having a local solicitor used to dealing with such properties who can assist with the conveyancing process. We note that you are buying in Common Edge so you should seriously consider looking for a Common Edge conveyancing practitioner and be sure that they have experience in transacting on leasehold houses. First you will need to check the unexpired lease term. Being a lessee you will not be at liberty to do whatever you want to the property. The lease comes with conditions for example obtaining the landlord’sconsent to conduct alterations. It may be necessary to pay a service charge towards the maintenance of the communal areas where the property is located on an estate. Your lawyer will appraise you on the various issues.

I invested in buying a garden flat in Common Edge, conveyancing formalities finalised in 2010. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Equivalent properties in Common Edge with a long lease are worth £176,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 invoiced annually. The lease finishes on 21st October 2105

You have 80 years remaining on your lease we estimate the price of your lease extension to be between £7,600 and £8,800 plus costs.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of detailed investigations. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.

My parents cant seem to find their Common Edge property on the HMLR online search facility. They recall that back in the 60’s when they bought the bungalow there were complications regarding Common Edge not being recognised in some systems.

Nearly all properties in Common Edge should appear. Have you tried a search to simply the postcode. Usually it should reveal all the properties within the postcode. Where recorded it will be there with a title number. Where they bought back in the 70’s it's conceivable it may be unregistered. The address could still be revealed but with the title number identified as 'na'. In this scenario you will need to find the original title papers which may be with your parent’s mortgage company.