I am getting a offer of a home loan from Halifax. My intention is to retain the legal services of a Licensed Conveyancer in Kempshott. Does the Halifax Solicitor panel include Licensed Conveyancers?

The Halifax conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders, represented by the Council or Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.

I am close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our home in Kempshott and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was constructed on contaminated land. Any local conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the buyers used a national conveyancing practice as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Kempshott. Having lived in Kempshott for six years we know of no issue. Do we contact our local Authority to seek confirmation that there is no issue.

It would appear that you have a conveyancing firm already. What do they say? You must check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same ailment)

About to purchase a new build apartment in Kempshott. 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 legal work.

Here are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Kempshott

The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? 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.

As co-executor for the will of my grandmother I am selling a house in Newport but I am based in Kempshott. My solicitor (based 235 kilometers from merequires that I execute a statutory declaration prior to completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Kempshott to witness and place their company stamp on the document?

Technically speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Kempshott based

Should one remove a departed person's name from the title deeds for a house in Kempshott?

If a Kempshott property is jointly owned and one of the owners dies, their name will not automatically be removed from the title deeds. It is not necessary to remove their name as in the event of a sale you would simply be required to evidence why the joint owner is missing from the contract, such as the probate documents.

With the aim of making the sale conveyancing simpler in the future you may apply to have the deceased person removed from the title by applying to the land registry with proof of the death. There is no land registry fee payable.