It is a dozen years since I purchased my house in Kew. Conveyancing lawyers have just been retained on the sale but I am unable to track down my title documents. Is this a problem?

You need not be too concerned. First there is a possibility that the deeds will be retained by the mortgage company or they could stored with the solicitor who handled the purchase. Secondly the chances are that the title will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you are the registered owner by your conveyancing solicitors procuring up to date copy of the land registers. Most conveyancing in Kew relates to registered property but in the unlikely event that your property is not registered it adds to the complexity but is resolvable.

We just had an offer accepted to purchase with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. I visited a few local firms yet cant to find a Kew conveyancing firm on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society approved list. Can you help?

Feel free to make use of the search tool on this web page. Pick the lender and type Kew or your location and you will discover numerous conveyancers located in Kew or near you.

It has been 2 months since my purchase conveyancing in Kew concluded. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £170,000. 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 property 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.

About to purchase a new build flat in Kew. Conveyancing is daunting 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.

Set out below is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Kew

Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?

A couple of weeks ago I was informed by my lender that their approved solicitors operate no completion no charge basis for conveyancing in Kew. Our purchase aborted nevertheless the solicitors have invoiced for search fees! They are stating that the fees are independent!

in offering "no sale no fee" Kew conveyancing practices are writing off their charges for any work carried out. We should point out that this is not to be regarded as an insurance scheme. Disbursements aren’t covered – where the conveyancer have to pay money out to independent parties, e.g. Kew local search fees