It is is a decade since I acquired my house in Deepcar. Conveyancing solicitors have just been instructed on the sale but I can't find the title deeds. Is this a major issue?

You need not be too concerned. Firstly the deeds may be kept by the lender or they may stored with the solicitor who handled your purchase. Secondly in most cases the property will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to prove you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers acquiring current official copies of the land registers. Most conveyancing in Deepcar involves registered property but in the unlikely event that your property is not registered it adds to the complexity but is resolvable.

Do I select a Licenced Conveyancer or Solicitor for conveyancing in Deepcar?

There are many recorded licenced Conveyancers in Deepcar and Solicitor practices in Deepcar who provide Conveyancing services It is important to make clear that both are supervised by regulatory bodies with both specialising in the legal work in the home buying process. Both can conduct other property legal work such as remortgage conveyancing, enfranchisement and transfer of equity conveyancing.

I am the sole recipient of my late grandmother’s estate with all property in now in my sole name, including the my former home in Deepcar. The Deepcar property was put into my name in October. I now wish to sell up. I do know about the Mortgage Lenders 6 month 'rule', which means that my property ownership may be considered the same way as if I'd bought the house in October. Is the property unsalable for six months?

The CML handbook instructs conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you may be affected by that. How practical a view banks take of it, depend on the bank as this clause principally exists to pick up on subsales or the wholesaling and assigning of properties.

is it true that all Deepcar conveyancing solicitors on the Santander conveyancing panel are governed by the SRA?

As solicitors, in order to be on the Santander approved list of solicitors they would need to be overseen by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Many mortgage companies do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such practice would be governed by the CLC.

I need some fast conveyancing in Deepcar as I am faced with a deadline to sign on the dotted line within 4 weeks. Thankfully I do not need a mortgage. Is it possible to decline from having conveyancing searches to save fees and time?

If.Given you are not getting a home loan you are at free not to have searches carried out although no conveyancer would suggest that you don't. Drawing on our experience of conveyancing in Deepcar the following are examples of what can appear and therefore affect the marketability of the property: Enforcement Actions, Outstanding Fees, Overdue Grants, Unadopted Roads,...

As co-executor for the will of my grandmother I am selling a residence in Swansea but I am based in Deepcar. My solicitor (based 250 kilometers awayrequires that I execute a statutory declaration ahead of the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing lawyer in Deepcar to attest this legal document for me?

strictly speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or qualified solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are located in Deepcar

There are only Sixty One years unexpired on my lease in Deepcar. I am keen to get lease extension but my freeholder is missing. What are my options?

If you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be lengthened by the Court. However, you will be required to prove that you have used your best endeavours to track down the freeholder. On the whole an enquiry agent would be helpful to try and locate and prepare a report which can be accepted by the court as proof that the freeholder is indeed missing. It is wise to seek advice from a conveyancer in relation to proving the landlord’s absence and the vesting order request to the County Court overseeing Deepcar.

I acquired a basement flat in Deepcar, conveyancing having been completed 9 years ago. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Similar flats in Deepcar with over 90 years remaining are worth £186,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £55 yearly. The lease expires on 21st October 2077

With just 53 years unexpired we estimate the price of your lease extension to be between £27,600 and £31,800 plus plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.

The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to advice on a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive due diligence. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be additional issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward placing reliance on this information without first getting professional advice.