The conveyancer who assisted with my last purchase has quoted £1400 for leasehold conveyancing in Smithfield. I am hoping to downsize from a modern detached home for £250,000. Is this too much? Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Smithfield?

The estimate does seem marginally overpriced. If you shop around you might trim some of the expense by as much as a hundred pounds. On the other hand, you maylive to rue opting for an an unknown solicitor. If is important to check that the conveyancer can represent your bank. You can make use of our comparison tool to get a quote a Smithfield conveyancing company on the banks member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Smithfield.

I appreciate that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to take this when acquiring a residence in Smithfield? or I am told that there is a law dating back centuries that could mean that house owners living in a parish church boundary may be liable to pay for repairs towards the chancel within the church. Is this applicable for conveyancing in Smithfield?

Unless a prior acquisition of the property took place post 12 October 2013 you may assume that solicitors conducting conveyancing in Smithfield to continue to advocate a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a quick, no chain conveyancing. Smithfield is the location of the property. Can you offer any opinion?

Flying freeholds in Smithfield are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Smithfield you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Smithfield 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 residence.

What does commercial conveyancing in Smithfield cover?

Smithfield conveyancing for business premises incorporates a broad range of guidance, offered by qualified solicitors, relating to business property. By way of example, this type of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more usually, the assignment of existing business tenancies or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial mortgages and the termination of leases.

I happen to be an executor of my recently deceased aunt’s Will, with a house in Smithfield which will be marketed. The house is unregistered at HMLR and I'm told that many purchasers will insist that it is in place before they will proceed. What's the procedure for this?

In the situation you refer to it seems sensible to seek to register in the names of the personal representative(s) as named in the probate and in their capacity as PRs. HMLR’s online guidance explains how to register for the first time and what is required re the deeds and forms. You would need to include and certified copy of the probate as well and complete the form FR1 to refer to the PRs as the applicant.