I am purchasing a property and the lawyer has raised the issue of Chancel Repair to which the house may be liable given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. She has mentioned insurance. Is this strictly required for conveyancing in Hopton

Unless a prior acquisition of the property completed after 12 October 2013 you can take it that lawyers handling conveyancing in Hopton to remain encouraging a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.

I'm purchasing my first flat in Hopton benefiting from help to buy. The builders would not reduce the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The estate agent told me not to tell my lawyer about this extras as it will put at risk my mortgage with Nationwide Building Society. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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.

In my capacity as executor for the estate of my grandmother I am selling a property in Neath but reside in Hopton. My lawyer (who is 235 kilometers awayrequires that I sign a stat dec ahead of completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing practitioner in Hopton who can attest this legal document for me?

strictly speaking you are unlikely to need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Hopton based

There are only Sixty One years remaining on my flat in Hopton. I now wish to extend my lease but my freeholder is missing. What should I do?

If you qualify, 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 enable the lease to be extended by the magistrate. However, you will be required to demonstrate that you or your lawyers have done all that could be expected to locate the landlord. In some cases an enquiry agent would be helpful to conduct investigations and prepare an expert document which can be used as evidence that the freeholder can not be located. It is advisable to get professional help from a property lawyer both on investigating the landlord’s disappearance and the vesting order request to the County Court covering Hopton.

I purchased a basement flat in Hopton, conveyancing was carried out June 2000. Can you let me have an estimate of the premium that my landlord can legally expect in return for granting a renewal of my lease? Corresponding properties in Hopton with over 90 years remaining are worth £227,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 invoiced every year. The lease runs out on 21st October 2097

With just 72 years left to run we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £9,500 and £11,000 plus professional fees.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs in the absence of detailed due diligence. You should not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional concerns that need to be considered and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action placing reliance on this information without first getting professional advice.

My father completed his conveyancing in Hopton 7 years ago. He has since got wed, widowed and in recent months got remarried. He will be marketing the apartment this June. I think he will simply be asked to supply copies of the marriage certificates to the lawyer but he is worried it could hold up the home sale. Is it worth updating the title details for the property?

It is not absolutely necessary to bring up to date the title for the property on the basis that you have the proof needed to demonstrate how the change of name occurred.

The purchaser’s property lawyer will examine the registered details and ask for evidence by way of proof of the name change for instance marriage certificates.