I have justdiscovered that Arc property Solicitors have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Woking for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 12 months ago. How can I establish that my home is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?

The quickest method to see if the property is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Woking conveyancing specialists.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Woking. Conveyancing is daunting 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.

Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Woking

Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Please supply a car parking plan. 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.

Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Woking ahead of appointing solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the property. The surveyor advised that some lenders tend refuse to grant a loan on such a premises.

It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different requirements from Nationwide. If you contact us we can check with the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Woking. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

How does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my business property in Woking and how can you help?

The 1954 Act affords protection to commercial tenants, granting the right to apply to court for a new lease and continue in occupation at the end of the lease term. There are limited grounds that a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are complicated. We are happy to direct you to commercial conveyancing solicitors who use the act to your advantage and assist with commercial conveyancing in Woking

I acquired a flat in Woking last 27/11/2023 and to date it is still not recorded with the Land Registry. It was part of a new estate and my conveyancing practitioner told me that it may take 12 months to register. I have called HM Land Registry directly and they have informed me the original application was cancelled due to failure to reply to requisitions. Should I be concerned?

get in touch with your solicitor - Where you are unsatisfied with the responses, find out about their internal complaints procedure and escalate your problem to a Partner. Registrations for Woking conveyancing are not known to be significantly delayed.