Finally the sale completed on my house in Maze Hill last January but the buyer keeps e-mailing me to moan that her conveyancer is waiting to hear from mine. What should my lawyer have done now that I have sold?

Following your disposal your lawyer is obliged to deliver the transfer documentation and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. Where appropriate, your solicitor should also confirm that the home loan has been discharged to the buyers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion procedures specific conveyancing in Maze Hill.

My uncle passed away 10 months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the property in Maze Hill. The house had a relatively small loan left on it of around £4500. I want to have the title changed into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Yorkshire BS, pay off the mortgage. Is this allowed?

Given you plan to refinance then Yorkshire BS will insist on your using a conveyancer on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Yorkshire BS mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.

My uncle informed me that in purchasing a property in Maze Hill there could be a number of restrictions prohibiting external alterations to a property. Is this right?

We are aware of anumerous of properties in Maze Hill which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to carry out external alterations. Part of the conveyancing in Maze Hill should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

We had instructed solicitors located in Maze Hill on the Aldermore solicitor approved list. They have just invoiced me an additional amount for handling the Aldermore mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee set by Aldermore?

Unfortunately, so long as it is in their Terms of Engagement or estimate then yes your conveyancing practitioner is entitled to levy a fee for this. The fee is not set by Aldermore but by your Maze Hill lawyer. Some firms on the Aldermore panel will quote an ‘acting for lender’ fee but some firms incorporate it on their overall fee.

I have paid off my mortgage with Aldermore. I assume I don't need a Maze Hill solicitor on the Aldermore panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.

If you have finished paying off your Aldermore mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Aldermore mortgage from the register. Aldermore, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:

1. but are not moving to another property
2. where Aldermore has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
3. Aldermore has instructed the Land Registry to do so

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I put an offer in two weeks back in what was supposed to be a quick, chain free conveyancing. Maze Hill is the location of the property. What do you suggest?

Flying freeholds in Maze Hill are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Maze Hill you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Maze Hill may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.

My step-father has suggested that I use his conveyancers in Maze Hill. Should I use them?

Much as we are happy to recommend a Maze Hill conveyancing lawyer the ideal way to find a conveyancing practitioner is to seek recommendations from friends or family who have actually previously instructed the firm you're contemplating using.