Finally the sale completed on my house in Liphook last May yet the purchaser is texting every few hours complaining that her solicitor is waiting to hear from mine. What should have happened now that I have sold?

After completion of your sale your solicitor is obliged to send the transfer documentation and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. Where relevant, your lawyer must also confirm that the mortgage has been repaid to the buyers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion procedures peculiar conveyancing in Liphook.

Various online forums that I have come across warn that are the primary reason for obstruction in Liphook conveyancing transactions. Is there any truth in this?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published findings of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the top 10 causes of delays during the legal transfer of property. Local searches are not likely to be the root cause of slowing down conveyancing in Liphook.

We're new on the property ladder - agreed a price, but the selling agent advised that the seller will only go ahead if we appoint their recommended solicitors as they want a ‘quick sale’. My instinct tells me that we should use a high street conveyancer who is familiar with conveyancing in Liphook

It is highly unlikely the sellers are behind this. Should the seller desire ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a serious buyer is likely to cause more damage than good. Contact the sellers directly and make sure they comprehend that (a)you are genuine buyers (b)you are ready to go, with mortgage lined up © you are chain free (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you are going to instruct your preferred Liphook conveyancing lawyers - not the ones that will earn their negotiator at the agency a commission or meet his conveyancing targets set by head office.

Jane (my partner) and I may need to rent out our Liphook garden flat temporarily due to taking a sabbatical. We used a Liphook conveyancing firm in 2001 but they have closed and we did not think at the time seek any advice as to whether the lease prohibits the subletting of the flat. How do we find out?

Some leases for properties in Liphook do contain a provision to say that subletting is only allowed with permission. The landlord is not entitled to unreasonably withhold but, in such cases, they would need to review references. Experience dictates that problems are usually caused by unsatisfactory tenants rather than owner-occupiers and for that reason you can expect the freeholder to take up the references and consider them carefully before granting permission.

Liphook Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - A selection of Queries before buying

Please note that where the lease has less than eighty years it will affect the value of the flat. Check with your mortgage company that they are willing to lend given the lease term. Leases with fewer than 80 years remaining means that you will probably require a lease extension at some point and you need to have some idea of what this would cost. Remember, in most cases you will need to own the property for 24 months in order to be entitled to extend the lease. The best form of lease arrangement is a share of the freehold. In this scenario the lessees enjoy control and even though a managing agent is often employed if the building is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent employed by the leaseholders. What restrictions are there in the Liphook Lease?

My mum and dad are unable to locate their Liphook land registry title on the site. They have a vague memory sixty years ago when they acquired the bungalow there were complications concerning the address not being recognised in some systems.

Almost all residences in Liphook should appear. Have you tried a search with simply the postcode. Normally it should identify all the properties within that postcode. Where registered it will show up with a title number. If they bought 50 years ago it's conceivable it may be unrecorded. The property may still be revealed but with the title number identified as 'na'. In this scenario you will need to locate the original title deeds which could be with your parent’s lender.