Can you help? My Cranfield conveyancer is informing me me that she is duty bound toconduct Cranfield conveyancing searches resulting from the fact thatthe firm are on the Nat Westapproved lawyer panel. Is my lawyer correct?
You have limited options available to you. As you are obtaining a home loan with a mortgage company your solicitor has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your lawyer would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your lender’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to comply with the CML Handbook conditions . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out Cranfield conveyancing searches.
Finally the sale completed on my house in Cranfield last August but our buyer keeps Skype messaging me complaining that his lawyer is waiting to hear from mysolicitor. What are the post completion sale legalities now that I have sold?
Post completion of your sale your conveyancer is committed to send the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. Depending on the transaction, your conveyancer should also confirm that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been paid off to the buyers conveyancers. There are no post completion tasks unique to conveyancing in Cranfield.
I appreciate that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Do I require this when acquiring a residence in Cranfield? or I am told that there is an ancient law that could mean that owners of property living in a parish church boundary may be liable to contribute towards maintenance to the chancel in proximity to the church. Is this applicable for conveyancing in Cranfield?
Unless a prior acquisition of the premises completed after 12 October 2013 you can expect solicitors conducting conveyancing in Cranfield to remain encouraging a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.
The deeds to our house can not be found. The conveyancers who did the conveyancing in Cranfield 4 years ago are no longer around. What do I do?
Gone are the days when you need to hold title deeds to prove you are the owner of your registered land or premises, as the Land Registry hold details of all registered land or property electronically.
Back In 2001, I bought a leasehold flat in Cranfield. Conveyancing and Yorkshire Building Society mortgage went though with no issue. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the freehold. Attached was a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1991. The conveyancing solicitor in Cranfield who acted for me is not around. Do I pay?
The first thing you should do is make enquiries of HMLR to make sure that this person is in fact the new freeholder. There is no need to instruct a Cranfield conveyancing firm to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for a few pound. Rest assured that in any event, even if this is the legitimate freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.
I own a studio flat in Cranfield, conveyancing was carried out in 1997. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Corresponding properties in Cranfield with a long lease are worth £222,000. The ground rent is £50 invoiced annually. The lease finishes on 21st October 2096
With only 71 years left to run we estimate the premium for your lease extension to span between £9,500 and £11,000 plus costs.
The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to supply a more accurate figure without more comprehensive due diligence. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other concerns that need to be taken into account and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action based on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.
We yesterday become aware that one of the partners of the solicitors undertaking the purchase conveyancing in Cranfield is related to the seller. Is this allowed?
As long as no conflict arises this should be fine. Where you are needing a mortgage then the bank may have a say as many banks have specific instructions on this. For example for Nationwide Building Society as of 24/12/2025, the requirements read as follows :