It is is a decade since I purchased my home in Thurrock. Conveyancing lawyers have recently been appointed on the sale but I am unable to find the deeds. Will this jeopardise the sale?

Don’t worry too much. Firstly there is a chance that the deeds will be with the lender or they may be archived with the solicitor who acted in your purchase. Secondly in most cases the property will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you are the registered owner by your conveyancing solicitors procuring current official copies of the land registers. Almost all conveyancing in Thurrock involves registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is unregistered it is more of a problem but is resolvable.

Various online forums that I have frequented warn that are the number one cause of stalling in Thurrock house deals. Is this right?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released conclusions of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure within the top 10 causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Local searches are unlikely to be the root cause of holding up conveyancing in Thurrock.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Thurrock. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Thurrock

If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents.

I am a sole trader looking to take over a lease of an office on the high street. Can you recommend conveyancers offering no-move-no fees for commercial conveyancing in Thurrock for less than £2000?

We are happy to recommend firms who have well rounded knowledge of commercial conveyancing in Thurrock, including the disposal and purchase of businesses as well as simply premises. If you are hoping to buy or sell a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail premises or a complete business we will find you the right solicitor. Regarding the fees these will vary based on the structure and heads of terms of the deal. Let us have your contact information or phone so as to enable us to furnish you with a detailed commercial conveyancing calculation.

I have been sourcing a conveyancing lawyer in Thurrock for my remortgage. Can I see a firm’s record with the profession’s regulator?

One can see documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions stemming from investigations from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For details about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors history, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. International callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator sometimes recorded telephone calls for training purposes.