Forgive me if this question is silly but I am unseasoned as a 1st time purchaser of a garden flat in Newark. Do I receive the keys to the house on completion from my lawyer? If so, I will find a local conveyancing solicitor in Newark?

On the day of completion you do not need to go to the conveyancers office in Newark. Your solicitors will transfer the completion advance to the owner’s conveyancers, and once they have received this, you will be able to collect the keys from the property Agents and start moving into the property. Usually this occurs between 1 and 3pm.

Can you point me to a directory of Kent Reliance panel conveyancers in Newark on the Council of Mortgage Lender’s Website?

No. There is no such tool on the CML or Building Society Association sites. Very few mortgage companies make their panel listings open the public online. Where you are seeking to appoint a Newark conveyancing practitioner on the Kent Reliance please make the most of our tool.

Two weeks ago we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Skipton. Newark conveyancing practitioners are instructed. How long does it take for Skipton to issue the offer to the conveyancing practitioner?

There is no definitive answer here. Have Skipton conducted the valuation? Have you advised Skipton as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Skipton conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.

The deeds to our property can not be found. The lawyers who did the conveyancing in Newark 4 years ago no longer exist. Will I be able to sell the house?

As long as the title is registered the information relating to your proprietorship will be held by the Land Registry with a Title Number. It is possible to conduct a search at the Land Registry, identify your property and order up to date copies of the Registered Entries for less than a fiver. Where the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will in most cases hold a file duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be retrieved for £20 inclusive of VAT.

I am buying a new build apartment in Newark. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Newark

Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?

What is different about your site and alternative internet conveyancing brokers for conveyancing in Newark?

At this site get a conveyancing quote via a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that understands the issues of your conveyancing in Newark. Unlike many estate agents and many comparison sites we do not have referral deals with solicitors. Many agents and online brokers 'recommend' solicitors that pays the highest kickback, as opposed to the best value conveyancing in Newark

The property lawyers undertaking our conveyancing in Newark has sent papers to review that reveal that the land is unregistered with epitome documents. How can it be that the property not registred at HM Land Regsitry?

It is unusual for property in Newark not to be registered. An 'epitome' is basically a dossier of photocopies of documents affecting an unregistered title. Many Newark conveyancing lawyers will be capable of dealing with this type of conveyancing but if any uncertainty prevails the prevailing guidance presently seems to be for the seller to register it first and then sell - this no doubt result in a protracted conveyancing.