The Crowle conveyancing lawyers that I recently instructed on my house acquisition in Crowle have suddenly closed. They were on acting for me because I had to have a solicitor on the Co-operative conveyancing panel and my previous Crowle lawyer was not. I issued them a cheque for two hundred pounds in advance. What should be my next steps?

If you have an estate agent involved then let them know immediately so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Most sellers would be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You should appoint new lawyers that are on the Co-operative conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new lawyers may be able to help.

I have justbeen informed that Action Conveyancing have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Crowle for a purchase of a freehold house 12 months ago. How can I check that my home is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?

The easiest way to see if the premises is registered to you, 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 Crowle conveyancing specialists.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in two weeks back in what should have been a quick, no chain conveyancing. Crowle is the location of the property. Can you offer any opinion?

Flying freeholds in Crowle are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Crowle you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Crowle may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.

My husband and I are a couple of weeks into a leasehold purchase having been recommend to a firm by the estate agent to carry out the conveyancing in Crowle. I am am very dissatisfied with the quality of service. Could you help me find new solicitors?

A solicitor would need to be very bad to suggest replacing them. Has the loan offer been generated? In the event that it has you need to make them aware of the new contact details and have the loan are re-issued. Your conveyancer needs to be on the banks approved list to avoid escalating costs and delays. So that should be your starting point. Our search tool should assist you in finding a bank approved conveyancer for your home move in Crowle

Due to complete next month on a basement flat in Crowle. Conveyancing lawyers have said that they are sending me a report on Monday. What should I be looking out for?

Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Crowle should include some of the following:

Information as to the provision as set out in the lease to pay service charges - in respect of the block, and the more general rights a leaseholder has Are pets allowed in the flat? Specifying your legal entitlements in relation to the communal areas in the block.By way of example, does the lease grant a right of way over a path or hallways? You should have a good understanding of the insurance provisions

I invested in buying a 2 bed flat in Crowle, conveyancing formalities finalised 6 years ago. Can you let me have an estimate of the premium that my landlord can legally expect in return for granting a renewal of my lease? Equivalent properties in Crowle with over 90 years remaining are worth £186,000. The ground rent is £55 invoiced every year. The lease ceases on 21st October 2077

With only 52 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to span between £29,500 and £34,000 plus professional fees.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs in the absence of detailed due diligence. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other issues that need to be considered and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward placing reliance on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.