Some advice if I may. My Sutton on Trent solicitor is assuring me that he has toapply for Sutton on Trent conveyancing searches becausethe firm are on the Lloydssolicitor panel. Is my conveyancer correct?

You have limited options available to you. Given that you are taking out a loan with a lender your conveyancing practitioner has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your lawyer would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your lender’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to comply with the CML Handbook provisions . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out Sutton on Trent conveyancing searches.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Sutton on Trent. 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 conveyancing.

Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Sutton on Trent

Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. 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. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on two weeks back in what should have been a simple, chain free conveyancing. Sutton on Trent is where the house is located. Is there any guidance you can give?

Flying freeholds in Sutton on Trent are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Sutton on Trent you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Sutton on Trent may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.

In my capacity as executor for the estate of my aunt I am selling a property in Newport but I am based in Sutton on Trent. My conveyancer (who is 300 miles from mehas requested that I sign a statutory declaration ahead of the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing solicitor in Sutton on Trent who can witness this legal document for me?

strictly speaking you are not likely to need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Sutton on Trent based

My husband and I have today had an offer accepted on our first house in Sutton on Trent, and need to get solicitors appointed. I have utilised the various comparison based websites and the results are from all over the the UK. Is it essential to have a Sutton on Trent conveyancing practitioner local to our prospective house? We are willing to do all the communicating electronically, but I am thinking at some stage we may need to visit the solicitor's office to sign contracts?

The conveyancer does not have to be in Sutton on Trent, but opting for local means that you have the option to visit their offices if you need to, for instance, if a signature is needed urgently. Also, a Sutton on Trent solicitor is likely to be familiar with local agents and (if the vendor has chosen a local lawyer) with them, which should help smooth the process.