Please help. My Marske By The Sea lawyer is assuring me that he is legally obliged toapply for Marske By The Sea conveyancing searches resulting from the fact thatthe firm are on the Nat Westapproved lawyer panel. Do I not have a choice here?

You have limited options available to you. Given that you are taking out a loan with a mortgage company your conveyancer has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your property lawyer would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your bank’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to comply with the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook conditions . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out Marske By The Sea conveyancing searches.

Completed the sale of my flat in Marske By The Sea last May yet the purchaser is e-mailing every few hours complaining that her lawyer is waiting to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale formalities now that I have sold?

After completion of your house sale your solicitor should send the transfer deeds and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. Where appropriate, your conveyancer should also confirm that the home loan has been paid off to the buyers solicitors. There are no post completion steps just for conveyancing in Marske By The Sea.

I used Action Conveyancing several years ago for my conveyancing in Marske By The Sea. Now, I need my documents but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing 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 Marske By The Sea of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

My partner has recommend that I instruct his conveyancing solicitors in Marske By The Sea. Should I find my own conveyancer?

There are no two ways about it the best way to find a conveyancing lawyer is to get recommendations from friends or family who have experience in using the firm that you are contemplating using.

I have just started marketing my ground floor apartment in Marske By The Sea. Conveyancing is yet to be initiated, however I have just received a yearly maintenance charge invoice – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?

Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should pay the service charge as usual given that all ground rent and service charges should be apportioned 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 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 am the registered owner of a 1st floor flat in Marske By The Sea, conveyancing was carried out 6 years ago. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Comparable properties in Marske By The Sea with an extended lease are worth £180,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £65 yearly. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2085

With 59 years left to run we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £20,900 and £24,200 as well as plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to advice on the actual costs without more detailed due diligence. You should not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other concerns that need to be taken into account and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action placing reliance on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.