Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my house are lost. The lawyers who did the conveyancing in Castle Donington 5 years ago are no longer around. Will I be able to sell the house?

You no longer need to have the physical original deeds to prove you are the owner of your registered land or property, as the Land Registry hold details of all registered land or property electronically.

How straightforward is it to use the search facility to choose a conveyancing solicitor in Castle Donington on the approved list for my bank?

Step one is to pick a lender such as National Westminster Bank, Norwich and Peterborough Building Society or Platform Home Loans Ltd then type in your preferred area a common one being Castle Donington. Conveyancing practices in Castle Donington and beyond will then be identified.

Am I better off to use a Castle Donington conveyancing lawyer based in the vicinity that I am purchasing? An old friend can carry out the legal formalities however her office is 200kilometers away.

The primary upside of using a high street Castle Donington conveyancing practice is that you can attend the office to execute paperwork, hand in your ID and apply pressure on them where appropriate. Having local Castle Donington know how is a bonus. However it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If you know people who instructed your friend and on the whole were happy that must trump using an unknown Castle Donington conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being round the corner.

I am in need of some leasehold conveyancing in Castle Donington. Before I set the wheels in motion I require certainty as to the remaining lease term.

Assuming the lease is registered - and most are in Castle Donington - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.

Castle Donington Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Questions you should ask before buying

If a Castle Donington lease has fewer than 80 years it will affect the salability of the flat. It is worth checking with your lender that they are willing to to proceed given the lease term. A short lease means that you will probably have to extend the lease at some point and you need to have some idea of how much this would cost. Remember, in most cases you will be required to have owned the premises for a couple of years in order to be legally able to extend the lease. It would be prudent to find out as much as possible about the company managing the building as they will impact your use and enjoyment of the property. Being a leasehold owner you will be in the clutches of the managing agents from a financial perspective and when it comes to every day matters like the tidiness of the communal areas. Ask prospective neighbours if they are happy with them. On a final note, investigate as to the dates that the maintenance fees are due to the managing agents and precisely what it includes. How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their maintenance charge payments?

My brother mentioned that when selecting a conveyancing firm they must be approved by your lender. I am novice purchaser but I have an AIP with Halifax and I already have a bricks and morter conveyancing solicitor in Castle Donington in place. Can Virgin Money require an approved solicitor to be used? If so, where do I find that list for my conveyancing in Castle Donington?

You should choose a solicitor that is on the Virgin Money panel. Just call your chosen Castle Donington conveyancing lawyer to check if they are on the Virgin Money panel. If they are not approved you have a number of options open to you here:

• Complete the deal with your chosen Castle Donington conveyancing practitioner but Virgin Money will undoubtedly appoint a conveyancing practitioner on their conveyancing panel. This will result in additional fees together with probable frustration.
• Choose a fresh conveyancing practitioner to conduct the conveyancing, obviously checking they are on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel.
• Convince your conveyancer to do everything within their powers to get listed on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel.