Is there a search tool that I can use to investigate if the solicitor handling my conveyancing in Woodborough is on the bank’sapproved panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Clydesdale thus paying £192.00 in supplemental legal bill.

Please do make use of the search tool on this page. Pick the mortgage company and type ‘Woodborough’ or your preferred area and you will be presented with a number of lawyer based in Woodborough or near you.

We are buying a victorian detached house in Woodborough. The intention is to convert the garage to an office at the property.Will the conveyancing process involve checks to ascertain if these works are prohibited?

Your solicitor should check the registered title as conveyancing in Woodborough will on occasion identify restrictions in the title documents which restrict certain works or need the consent of a 3rd party. Some works require local authority planning permissions and approval in accordance building regulations. Some areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. You should check these issues with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.

We previously instructed conveyancers based in Woodborough on the Nottingham solicitor approved list. They have just invoiced me a separate sum for dealing with the Nottingham mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by Nottingham?

As unfair as it may appear, as long as it’s in their Terms and Conditions or estimate then yes your solicitor can charge a fee for this. This fee is not set by Nottingham but by your Woodborough conveyancer. Some firms on the Nottingham panel will levy ’dealing with mortgage’ fee and others do not.

I can not fathom if my bank requires a lease extension. I have called my Woodborough bank branch on numerous occasions and was told they are content with the situation and they would lend. My Woodborough conveyancing solicitor - who is on the mortgage company conveyancing panel- telephoned to say that they will not lend based on their specific requirements. I simply don't know who is right.

Your lawyer must follow the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook Part 2 provisions for your lender. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the lender will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the bank to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years remaining.

The deeds to my home can not be found. The conveyancers who handled the conveyancing in Woodborough 5 years ago are no longer around. What do I do?

You no longer need to have the physical official documentation to evidence that you are the owner of your registered land or premises, given that the Land Registry hold details of all registered land or property electronically.

I have been sourcing a conveyancing lawyer in Woodborough for my house move. Is it possible to check a solicitor's record with the profession’s regulator?

One can see published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions stemming from investigations started on or after 1 January 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For details about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's history, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. International callers, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could recorded telephone calls for training purposes.

Estate agents have just been given the go-ahead to market my ground floor flat in Woodborough. Conveyancing lawyers have not yet been instructed, but I have just received a half-yearly maintenance charge invoice – what should I do?

The sensible thing to do is discharge the service charge as usual given that all rents and service charges should be allotted on completion, so you will be reimbursed by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.

I bought a 1 bedroom flat in Woodborough, conveyancing was carried out half a dozen years ago. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Corresponding properties in Woodborough with an extended lease are worth £255,000. The ground rent is £45 levied per year. The lease ends on 21st October 2098

With 73 years left to run we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £8,600 and £9,800 as well as legals.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to advice on a more accurate figure without more comprehensive due diligence. You should not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional concerns that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action based on this information before getting professional advice.