It has been four months following my purchase conveyancing in Pentonville completed. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £160,000. 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 residence 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.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Pentonville. Conveyancing is a frightening process 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 legal work.

Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Pentonville

The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Please supply a car parking plan. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared.

I opted to have a survey completed on a property in Pentonville before appointing solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the property. My surveyor advised that some lenders may refuse to issue a loan on this type of property.

It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different requirements from Halifax. If you call us we can check with the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Pentonville. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Pentonville to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.

I am looking into buying my first house which is in Pentonville and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Pentonville. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Pentonville area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Pentonville. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

I'm remortgaging a house in Pentonville. I can find my conveyancer's company on the Law Society's list, but I can't find my conveyancer's name as listed on the regulator's website. Should I be concerned?

Not every individual in the company must be listed by the regulator. Provided there is someone qualified to 'oversee' the conveyancing, the actual day-to-day activity can be conducted by unqualified staff.