Finally the sale completed on my house in Llanarth last November yet the purchaser is whats apping me to moan that his solicitor needs to hear from mine. What should have happened following completion?

Post completion of your disposal your lawyer is obliged to forward the transfer documentation and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. Depending on the transaction, your conveyancer must also send confirmation that the mortgage has been discharged to the purchasers lawyers. There are no post completion tasks peculiar conveyancing in Llanarth.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Llanarth?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Llanarth. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £245,000 and identified one round the corner in Llanarth I like with amenity areas and railway links in the vicinity, however it's only got 51 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in Llanarth in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a lease with such few years left?

If you need a mortgage the shortness of the lease may be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the property for at least twenty four months you can request that they commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor regarding this.

My father-in-law has urged me to instruct his conveyancers in Llanarth. Should I find my own solicitor?

Much as we are happy to recommend a Llanarth conveyancing lawyer the ideal way to choose a conveyancing lawyer is to seek guidance from friends or relatives who have actually experience in using the solicitor that you are are thinking of instructing.

What should I expect to pay for conveyancing in Llanarth?

Almost all Llanarth conveyancing solicitors will agree to a set fee. If further work becomes necessary during the conveyancing your conveyancer should advise you in writing of any additional charges for such work immediately it becomes obvious. Some work on a no move no cost basis, others will charge a percentage of the set costs, calculated based on the point at which the transaction aborts.

It may be helpful for you to ask a few practices to give you a quotation.