Me and my partner are due to complete buying a house in Ellesmere but as a result of damage from some water damage at the property I have was able negotiate recompense from the owner of £2k by way of a reduction in the price. This was going to be dealt with as part of amending the contract but Kent Reliance are not allowing this. Should they have been notified?

Your conveyancer that is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel is duty bound to inform Kent Reliance of any amendments to the sale price. If you were to refuse your conveyancing practitioner to report the price change to Kent Reliance then they would have to discontinue acting for you. In addition, Kent Reliance and you would have to appoint a new lawyer for your conveyancing in Ellesmere.

This question may be naive but I am unseasoned as a 1st time purchaser of a garden flat in Ellesmere. Do I receive the keys to the house on the completion date from my lawyer? If so, I will find a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Ellesmere?

On the day of completion you will not be required to go to the conveyancers office in Ellesmere. Your solicitors will arrange to send the purchase money to the vendor’s solicitors, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you should be able to collect the keys from the property Agents and start moving into the property. Usually this happens between 1 and 3pm.

Two weeks ago we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Nationwide. Ellesmere conveyancing lawyers have been appointed. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Nationwide?

Some lenders take longer than others. Have Nationwide conducted the survey? Have you informed Nationwide as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Nationwide conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.

Completion of my remortgage has taken place for my property in Ellesmere. Conveyancing was satisfactory but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about the lender. How do I make a complaint?

All lenders have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Care Team at head office. Ordinarily complaints to a lender are sorted out very quickly. If you feel the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR with full details of your complaint.

What can a local search tell me concerning the property my wife and I purchasing in Ellesmere?

Ellesmere conveyancing often starts with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company such as Onsearch The local search plays an important part in many a Ellesmere conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any nasty surprises after you move into your property. The search will reveal data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen topic areas.

Me and my brother own a renovated Edwardian house in Ellesmere. Conveyancing lawyer acted for me and Alliance & Leicester . I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are a couple of entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold with the matching property. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??

You should read 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 proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Ellesmere and other areas of 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 buyers. You can also question the situation with the conveyancing solicitor who completed the work.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Ellesmere. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Here are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Ellesmere

Please supply a car parking plan. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. 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. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore.