My partner and I are buying our first property. Our conveyancing practitioner has messagedto see if we want to take out additional conveyancing searches. Frankly we have no idea as to what's needed for conveyancing in Filey

The quantity and type of Filey conveyancing searches should be triggered based primarily on the property, the location, the likelihood of any of these risks, your familiarity of the area and risks, your general appetite to risk. What is important is that you properly comprehend what information the searches could provide. Then you can decide if you personally think you need that information. Where you are uncertain, ask the solicitor to explain.

I am buying a detached bungalow in Filey. The intention is to convert the garage to an office at the house.Will the conveyancing process involve investigations to ascertain if these works are prohibited?

Your solicitor should check the registered title as conveyancing in Filey will occasionally identify restrictions in the title documents which prohibit certain alterations or require the permission of another owner. Certain works need local authority planning permissions and approval in accordance building regulations. Some locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or affect extensions. It would be wise to check these things with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.

I am expecting a AIP from Kent Reliance this week so we can work out what to offer on a property we like as otherwise we are dependent on web based calculators (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Kent Reliance recommend any Filey solicitors on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?

You will need to appoint Filey solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Kent Reliance through the process.

I'm in the process of looking at apartments in Filey and I am now considering a potential offer. Is it sensible to have a conveyancing practitioner on ‘stand by’? I intend to finance via a home loan with TSB.

It would be prudent to instigate your search sooner rather than later. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their details on to the selling agent. Given that you are obtaining a mortgage with TSB, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the TSB conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.

I used Arc property Solicitors a few years ago for my conveyancing in Filey. I now require my file but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Filey of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Filey. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

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

Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme.

Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Filey in advance of instructing conveyancers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. Our surveyor advised that some mortgage companies may refuse to give a mortgage on such a home.

It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different instructions from Nationwide. If you e-mail us we can check via the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Filey. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Filey to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.