Due to move into my new home in Leigh On Sea next Thursday. My solicitor now wants me to supply her with evidence of content and building insurance for the property as he says that he has to check this in his capacity as lawyer for the lender. What does the insurance need to cover?

Any lawyer on acting for banks would need to check that the following risks are covered fire; lightning; aircraft; explosion; earthquake; storm; flood; escape of water or oil; riot; malicious damage; theft or attempted theft; falling trees and branches and aerials; subsidence; heave;landslip;collision;accidental damage to underground services;professional fees, demolition and site clearance costs; and public liability to anyone else. There are some other issues such as the level of excess that are set out in a lender’s UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements. These obligations are not unique to conveyancing in Leigh On Sea.

Finally the sale completed on my house in Leigh On Sea last December yet the purchaser is texting daily to say their conveyancer is waiting to hear from mysolicitor. What are the post completion sale legalities now that I have sold?

Following your disposal your lawyer should deliver the transfer documentation and all additional paperwork to the purchaser's conveyancer. Where relevant, your conveyancer must also send confirmation that the home loan has been redeemed to the buyers conveyancers. There are no post completion steps peculiar conveyancing in Leigh On Sea.

My relative recommended that if I am purchasing in Leigh On Sea I should ask my conveyancer to carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

This is a search is sometimes quoted for as part of the standard Leigh On Sea conveyancing searches. It is not a small report of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing important information about Leigh On Sea around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Leigh On Sea Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information concerning Leigh On Sea.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our home are lost. The conveyancers who did the conveyancing in Leigh On Sea 5 years ago have long since closed. What are my options?

Assuming you have a registered title the details of your proprietorship will be recorded by the Land Registry under a Title Number. It is possible to execute a search at the Land Registry, identify your house and obtain up to date copies of the Registered Entries for less than a fiver. Where the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will usually hold a certified copy of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be retrieved for £20 inclusive of VAT.

Me and mypartner and I are in the market for a dependable conveyancing lawyer in Leigh On Sea to help me sell my place. I I am fearful of appointing the wrong one and there's many Leigh On Sea conveyancing firms out there...who do I opt for?

If you’ve not instructed a property lawyer previously, a trustworthy recommendation through relatives or friends is a preferable starting point and is often a good gauge of quality. As an alternative option, take a look at the client testimonials presented on your solicitor’s website or use our search facility to choose a conveyancing solicitor in Leigh On Sea.