It is a dozen years since I bought my house in Ormesby. Conveyancing solicitors have now been appointed on the sale but I can't locate the deeds. Will this cause complications?

You need not be too concerned. First the deeds may be kept by your lender or they may be in the possession of the lawyers who acted in your purchase. Secondly the chances are that the property 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 current official copies of the land registers. Almost all conveyancing in Ormesby involves registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is unregistered it is more problematic but is not insurmountable.

Do I need to pay for insurance to cover chancel repairs when buying a property in Ormesby?

Unless a prior purchase of the premises took place post 12 October 2013 you can assume that conveyancing practitioners handling conveyancing in Ormesby to continue to suggest a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

I used Action Conveyancing several years ago for my conveyancing in Ormesby. Now, I need the files but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Ormesby of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am looking for a conveyancing lawyer in Ormesby for my house move. Is it possible to see a firm’s complaints history with the profession’s regulator?

One may find presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from investigations from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find information Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors history, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For non-uk callers, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator could recorded call for training requirements.

I am buying a flat and cash is in place. My lawyer has been supplied with with two separate evidence of photo identification, bank statement, numerous utility bills. Now he requires a copy from a probate lawyer stating that the funds are in place and that it has come from inheritance and not via illegitimate means.

For some years now requires conveyancing solicitors as well as banks, building societies and other financial institutes to obtain satisfactory evidence of the identity of the client. This is because solicitors who deal with money and property on behalf of their clients can be used by criminals wishing to launder money. In order to comply with the law of money laundering, your Ormesby conveyancing lawyer will need to obtain evidence of your identity as as well as make sure that your funds are legitimate.