Finally the sale completed on my house in Aldersgate last May yet the purchaser is calling every few hours to say her solicitor is waiting to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale formalities now that I have sold?

Following your disposal your conveyancer is duty bound to send the transfer documentation and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. Where appropriate, your solicitor must also confirm that the mortgage has been paid off to the purchasers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion formalities peculiar conveyancing in Aldersgate.

My wife and I have a terraced Georgian property in Aldersgate. Conveyancing lawyer represented me and Nottingham Building Society. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are two entries: the first freehold, the second leasehold with the exact same address. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??

You should review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Aldersgate and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with lenders. You can also check the situation with the conveyancing solicitor who conducted the purchase.

I'm buying my first flat in Aldersgate with a loan from The Royal Bank of Scotland. The builders would not reduce the price so I negotiated 6k of additionals instead. The sale representative suggested that I not to tell my conveyancer about the deal as it will adversely affect my mortgage with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

Hoping to buy a property located in Aldersgate and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Aldersgate. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Aldersgate area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Aldersgate. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

We are 3 weeks into a leasehold purchase having been directed to solicitors by the selling agent to carry out the conveyancing in Aldersgate. I am am starting to be dissatisfied with the quality of service. Could you you assist me in finding new lawyers?

A lawyer would have to be very bad in order to consider changing them. Has your mortgage offer been sent? If so you must make them aware of the new conveyancer and ensure the loan are issued to the new lawyers. Your solicitor ideally should be on the banks approved list to avoid added charges and delays. That should be your first question of the new solicitors. Our search tool should assist you in finding a lender approved solicitor for your home move in Aldersgate