It is a dozen years since I purchased my home in Bracknell. Conveyancing lawyers have just been retained on the sale but I can't track down my title documents. Will this cause complications?

You need not be too concerned. First there is a possibility that the deeds will be kept by the lender or they could be in the possession of the lawyers who oversaw your purchase. Secondly the likelihood is that the title will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers obtaining current official copies of the land registers. Almost all conveyancing in Bracknell involves registered property but in the rare situation where your home is unregistered it adds to the complexity but is resolvable.

I require expedited conveyancing in Bracknell as I am under an ultimatum to complete inside one month. Fortunately I do not need a mortgage. Is it possible to avoid the conveyancing searches to save money and time?

As you are are a cash buyer you are at free not to do searches although no law firm would recommend that you don't. With lots of history conveyancing in Bracknell the following are examples of what can arise and therefore affect market value: Refused Planning Applications, Outstanding Fees, Overdue Grants, Railway Schemes,...

I opted to have a survey done on a property in Bracknell before appointing conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. The surveyor has said that some lenders may refuse to grant a loan on a flying freehold premises.

It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different requirements from Nationwide. If you contact us we can look into this further via the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Bracknell. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

I have been sourcing a conveyancing practitioner in Bracknell for my purchase. Is there any facility to see a firm’s complaints history with the profession’s regulator?

You can see presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations arising from inquisitions started on or after 1 January 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors record, ring 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 SRA could monitor telephone calls for training reasons.

My dad purchased his flat in Bracknell 7 years ago. He has got wed, divorced and in recent months got remarried. He will be marketing the flat this June. I suspect that he will simply be asked to provide a copy of his marriage certificates to the lawyer however he is anxious it will hold up the conveyancing. Is it worth updating the land title information for the house?

It is not absolutely necessary to bring up to date the title for the property as long as you have the proof required to demonstrate how the name change occurred.

The purchaser’s conveyancing practitioner will check the title information and requisition evidence by way of proof of the change of name for example marriage documentation.