I understand that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to have this when acquiring a residence in Great Shelford? or Apparently there is historic law that could mean that house owners living in a parish church boundary may be liable to pay for maintenance to the chancel in proximity to the church. Is this applicable for conveyancing in Great Shelford?

Unless a prior purchase of the property completed after 12 October 2013 you could take it that solicitors handling conveyancing in Great Shelford to remain recommending a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

The deeds to our property are lost. The solicitors who did the conveyancing in Great Shelford 10 years ago have long since closed. Will I be able to sell the house?

As long as the title is registered the information relating to your ownership will be retained by HMLR under a Title Number. It is easy to conduct a search at the Land Registry, identify your property and get up to date copies of the Registered Entries for a small fee. If the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will also normally retain a file duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be obtained for a small fee.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Great Shelford. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Great Shelford

There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease.

I opted to have a survey carried out on a house in Great Shelford ahead of retaining solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. Our surveyor advised that some mortgage companies tend not grant a mortgage on a flying freehold premises.

It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different instructions from Nationwide. Should you wish to telephone us we can check via the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Great Shelford. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Great Shelford especially if they are accustomed to such properties in Great Shelford.

My company is intending to lease a unit on the high street. Can you recommend lawyers offering no-sale-no costs for commercial conveyancing in Great Shelford for under 2k?

We can recommend firms who have an in-depth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Great Shelford, including the sale and purchase of businesses as well as simply property. If you are hoping to buy or sell a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail premises or a complete business we can put you in touch with the right firm. Regarding the costs this will depend on the structure and complexity of the deal. Please provide us with your contact information or call us so that we can provide you with a fixed commercial conveyancing calculation.