I purchased my home on 13 April and the transaction details are still not registered. Any reason for this? My conveyancing solicitor in Wraysbury said it will be dealt with in less than a month. Are titles in Wraysbury particularly slow to register?

As far as conveyancing in Wraysbury registration is no quicker or slower than anywhere else in England and Wales. Rather than based on location, timeframes can vary according to who lodges the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry communicate with any other persons or bodies. Currently roughly three quarters of such applications are fully addressed within two weeks but some can be subject to longer delays. Registration occurs once the new owner is living at the property so an expedited registration is not usually an essential issue yet where there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your lawyers can contact the land registry and explain the circumstances.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a house I put an offer in two weeks back in what should have been a simple, chain free conveyancing. Wraysbury is where the house is located. Can you offer any guidance?

Flying freeholds in Wraysbury are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Wraysbury 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 Wraysbury 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 premises.

I am looking for a conveyancing lawyer in Wraysbury for my home move. Is it possible to check a solicitor's record with the legal regulator?

You may read published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting from investigations commenced on or after Jan 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find information about the period before 1 January 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 callers outside the UK, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA may monitor call for training requirements.

I’m about to sell my basement apartment in Wraysbury. Conveyancing solicitors are to be appointed soon, but I have recently had a quarterly maintenance charge demand – Do I pay up?

It best that you clear the service charge as usual as all rents and service payments will be allotted on completion, so you will be reimbursed by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer unless 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 invested in buying a split level flat in Wraysbury, conveyancing formalities finalised 4 years ago. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Equivalent properties in Wraysbury with over 90 years remaining are worth £201,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 yearly. The lease finishes on 21st October 2089

With 64 years remaining on your lease the likely cost is going to be between £14,300 and £16,400 as well as legals.

The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to provide a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive investigations. You should not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be considered and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward based on this information without first getting professional advice.

I have been recommended a conveyancing solicitor in Wraysbury. I I would like to check if they are listed on the bank's approved list of lawyers. Can you help?

It’s a good idea call your solicitor and ask them if they are on the bank's approved list. Alternatively please get in touch with us and we can make some checks for you. If they are not on the lender panel we can certainly arrange a quality conveyancing solicitor in Wraysbury on the approved list for your mortgage company.