It is 10 years ago since I purchased my house in Sharnbrook. Conveyancing lawyers have now been appointed on the sale but I can't locate my title documents. Will this jeopardise the sale?
Don’t worry too much. Firstly the deeds may be with the lender or they may be in the possession of the solicitor who handled your purchase. Secondly in all probability the land will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to prove you own the property by your conveyancing solicitors obtaining up to date copy of the land registers. Nearly all conveyancing in Sharnbrook relates to registered property but in the unlikely event that your property is unregistered it is more problematic but is resolvable.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Sharnbrook. My lender is Virgin
Virgin have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 15/1/2026, the requirements read as follows :
I require expedited conveyancing in Sharnbrook as I am under a deadline to exchange contracts inside 3 weeks. A home loan is not required. Is it possible to decline from having conveyancing searches to save fees and time?
If.Given you are not obtaining a mortgage you have the choice not to have searches carried out although no conveyancer would advise that you don't. With lots of history conveyancing in Sharnbrook the following are examples of what can appear and therefore affect the marketability of the property: Refused Planning Applications, Overdue Fees, Outstanding Grants, Railway Schemes,...
The deeds to my property are lost. The conveyancers who handled the conveyancing in Sharnbrook 5 years ago no longer exist. What are my next steps?
You no longer need to have the physical original deeds to establish that you are the owner of your registered land or premises, given that the Land Registry have everything they need in a digital format.
I am buying a new build apartment in Sharnbrook. Conveyancing is necessary evil 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 conveyancing.
Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Sharnbrook
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Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? 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. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?
Can I discover who is the owner of a property in Sharnbrook?
Provided the property is recorded at the Land Registry, and you have requisite specifics of the address of the premises, you will be able to obtain details from the HM Land Registry of the registered owner for a for less than a fiver.