I happen to be the only beneficiary of my late grandmother’s will with all property in now in my sole name, including the my former home in Great Baddow. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in . I plan to dispose of the house. I understand that there is a CML six month 'rule', meaning my property ownership will be treated the same way as though I had purchased the property in . Do I have to wait half a year to sell?

The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook instructs conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you may be caught by that. Some mortgage companies would take a sensible view as this clause primarily exists to identify the purchase and immediately sell or the flipping of properties.

Is it the case that all Great Baddow solicitor firms on the conveyancing panel are regulated by the SRA?

As solicitors, in order to be on the conveyancing panel they would need to be governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Some lenders do list licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such organisation would be overseen by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

We are getting the release of further monies on our mortgage from as we want to carry out renovations to our home in Great Baddow. Are we obliged to appoint a bricks and mortar Great Baddow solicitor on the conveyancing panel to handle the paperwork?

do not ordinarily instruct a member of their conveyancing panel to handle such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the list.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Great Baddow?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Great Baddow. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

I was recommended by three or four local estate agents in Great Baddow to find a property lawyer using your seach tool. Is there a financial upside for Estate Agents to market your lawyers ahead of alternative conveyancing organisations?

We don’t give any referral fee for sending work to this site. We found it would be just too difficult to pay a commission because home movers will think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I getting any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.

Great Baddow Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Questions you should consider before buying

It is important to be aware whether changing the roof or some other major work is due shortly that will be shared between the leaseholders and will dramatically increase the the maintenance costs or result in a one time payment. The prefered form of lease structure is where the freehold interest is owned by the leaseholders. In this situation the tenants have being in charge if their destiny and even though a managing agent is frequently employed if it is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent is directed by the tenants. What prohibitions are there in the Great Baddow Lease?

I happen to be an executor of my recently deceased mum’s Will, with a property in Great Baddow which is to be marketed. The house has never been registered at the Land Registry and I'm advised that some estate agents will insist that it is in place before they'll move forward. What's the procedure for this?

In the circumstances you refer to it seems advisable to apply to register in the names of the personal representative(s) as named in the probate and in their capacity as PRs. The Land Registry’s online guidance explains how to register for the first time and what is required re the deeds and forms. You would need to include and official copy of the probate as well and complete the form FR1 to refer to the PRs as the applicant.