We are purchasing a house and the conveyancer has mentioned Chancel Repair for which the property may be liable given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. He has recommended insurance. Is this strictly required for conveyancing in Hoddesdon

Unless a previous purchase of the house took place after 12 October 2013 you can expect conveyancing practitioners conducting conveyancing in Hoddesdon to continue to propose a a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

four months have gone by since my purchase conveyancing in Hoddesdon completed. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £180,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the asset from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

I was recommended by a number of property agents in Hoddesdon to select a property lawyer using your seach tool. What’s the financial upside for Estate Agents to promote your services ahead of alternative conveyancing organisations?

We don’t make any referral fee for pointing buyers and sellers our way. We thought it would be too underhand to pay a commission as home movers will think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not getting any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.

I have been sourcing a conveyancing solicitor in Hoddesdon for my house move. Can I check a firm’s record with the profession’s regulator?

Members of the public may review published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions stemming from inquisitions started on or after Jan 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For records Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors record, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. International callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator may monitor call for training reasons.

The solicitors undertaking our conveyancing in Hoddesdon has sent documents to review that state the property is unregistered with epitome documents. Is it not the case that all property in Hoddesdon are registered?

Although most properties in Hoddesdon are now registered with HMLR there are still some that remain unregistered. Any property in Hoddesdon that has been remortgaged since the late 1980’s will have been registered at the HM Land Registry under the compulsory ‘first registration’ scheme. However, if a Hoddesdon property has not changed hands in that time then it’s likely the old fashioned title deeds will be the only evidence of ownership.Many Hoddesdon conveyancing practitioners should be able to handle such matters but if any uncertainty exists the usual recommendation nowadays is for the vendor’s solicitor to address the registration formalities first and thereafter sell - this can though naturally cause a prolonged home move.