It is a dozen years since I purchased my property in Milton. Conveyancing lawyers have now been retained on the sale but I can't find my title deeds. Will this cause complications?

Don’t worry too much. Firstly the deeds may be retained by your mortgage company or they could be in the possession of the solicitor who oversaw your purchase. Secondly in most cases the land will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to prove you are the registered owner by your conveyancing solicitors procuring up to date copy of the land registers. Nearly all conveyancing in Milton relates to registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is not registered it is more of a problem but is not insurmountable.

My brother-in-law has suggested I instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Milton. I I am struggling to find out whether they are on the conveyancing panel. Can you help?

The first thing you should do is call your solicitor and enquire whether they can act for the bank. Alternatively you can get in touch with who may be able to assist.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Milton?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Milton. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Milton. Conveyancing is a frightening process 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 are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Milton

The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. 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. The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Please supply a car parking plan.

In my capacity as executor for the will of my grandfather I am disposing of a residence in Newport but live in Milton. My conveyancer (who is 260 miles awayhas requested that I execute a statutory declaration prior to completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing practitioner in Milton who can attest this legal document for me?

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