Much to our surprise we have been informed by our mortgage adviser that my Narborough property lawyer is not on the mortgage company Solicitor panel. How can I be sure if this is correct?

You need to contact your Narborough lawyer directly. You lawyer should notify you what has happened. Where they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the conveyancing panel for your lender.

Is it necessary to pay for insurance to protect me from financial exposure to chancel repairs when buying a property in Narborough?

Unless a prior acquisition of the house took place after 12 October 2013 you can assume that solicitors handling conveyancing in Narborough to continue to recommend a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Narborough. 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 legal work.

Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Narborough

There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry.

Am I best advised to appoint a Narborough conveyancing practitioner in close proximity to the house I am purchasing? I have an old university friend who can conduct the conveyancing but her office is 300kilometers away.

The benefit of a local Narborough conveyancing practice is that you can visit the firm to sign documents, deliver your ID and pester them if necessary. Having local Narborough know how is a benefit. However it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If if people you trust instructed your friend and they were content that must trump using an unfamiliar Narborough conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being round the corner.

What can I do to establish who owns a house in Narborough?

On the basis that the property is recorded at HM Land Registry, and you have the specifics of the location of the property, you should be able to obtain results from the HMLR of the registered owner for a for less than a fiver.