I need some expedited conveyancing in Wokingham as I have pressure to sign on the dotted line within one month. Thankfully I do not need a mortgage. Is it possible to escape the need for conveyancing searches to save money and time?

As you are not taking a mortgage you have the choice not to do searches although no law firm would recommend that you don't. With lots of history conveyancing in Wokingham the following are instances of issues that can crop up and adversely affect future saleability: Refused Planning Applications, Overdue Charges, Outstanding Grants, Unadopted Roads,...

It has been five months following my purchase conveyancing in Wokingham took place. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £170,000. 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 property 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.

I have been on the look out for a ground for flat up to £245,000 and identified one close by in Wokingham I like with a park and railway links nearby, the downside is that it's only got 49 years on the lease. There is not much else in Wokingham in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a lease with such few years left?

If you require a mortgage the shortness of the lease may be a potential deal breaker. Discount the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing owner has owned the premises for at least 2 years you may request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor concerning this matter.

In my capacity as executor for the will of my uncle I am selling a residence in Newport but I am based in Wokingham. My solicitor (approximately 300 miles awayrequires that I sign a statutory declaration before the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing solicitor in Wokingham who can attest this legal document for me?

strictly speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are based in Wokingham

My husband and I are hoping to buy a three bedroom bungalowin Wokingham with a home loan from a mortgage company. We would like to retain our lawyer in Wokingham however our mortgage company says he's not on their "panel". We have to appoint from the our mortgage company panel firms or stay with our Wokingham solicitor and pay for one of their panel ones to represent our bank. We feel as though this is unjust; Can we not simply insist that our mortgage company use our Wokingham lawyer?

Unfortunately,no. The bank mortgage offered to you is subject to its terms and conditions, one of which will be that solicitors will on the bank's conveyancing panel. in the past, most banks had open panels, including most conveyancing solicitors in Wokingham : a borrower could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. Another option that might be available is for your solicitors to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for your lender.