I am in the market for a reasonably priced conveyancer. Should I go for for an online conveyancer or a local Stockton on Tees conveyancing lawyer?

On the whole conveyancing practitioners in your location will enjoy strong alliances with your local authority, which can assist with the Stockton on Tees conveyancing searches that your solicitor will require. It can only be a plus if they have existing connections with the Land Registry in your area Stockton on Tees, other property lawyers in the location and Stockton on Tees selling agents.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our home can not be found. The solicitors who dealt with the conveyancing in Stockton on Tees 10 years ago no longer exist. What are my next steps?

As long as you have a registered title the information relating to your ownership will be held by HMLR with a Title Number. It is possible to execute a search at the Land Registry, identify your property and obtain up to date copies of the property title for less than a fiver. Where the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will also normally retain a file copy of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be obtained for a small fee.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Stockton on Tees. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Stockton on Tees

Please supply a car parking plan. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a leasehold apartment up to £245,000 and found one round the corner in Stockton on Tees I like with amenity areas and station in the vicinity, the downside is that it only has 61 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Stockton on Tees suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error buying a short lease?

If you need a home loan the shortness of the lease will be an issue. Discount the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the premises for a minimum of twenty four months you may request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer regarding this.

I need to instruct a conveyancing practitioner in Stockton on Tees for my house move. Can I review a firm’s record with the legal regulator?

Members of the public can review presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations arising from investigations commenced on or after Jan 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's record, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could recorded call for training reasons.