Completed the sale of my flat in Aston Clinton last May but the buyer keeps e-mailing me complaining that his lawyer needs to hear from mylawyer. What should my lawyer have done now that I have sold?

Following your house sale your solicitor should send the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. If applicable, your solicitor should also send confirmation that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been discharged to the purchasers lawyers. There are no post completion procedures unique to conveyancing in Aston Clinton.

A friend advised me that where I am buying in Aston Clinton I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

This is a search is occasionally included in the estimate for your Aston Clinton conveyancing searches. It is a large document of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing significant information about Aston Clinton around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Aston Clinton Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding Aston Clinton.

I have justbecome aware that Wolstenholmes have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Aston Clinton for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 9 months ago. How can I check that the property is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?

The easiest way to see if the property is registered to you, you can make 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 Aston Clinton conveyancing specialists.

I am purchasing my first flat in Aston Clinton with a mortgage from . The sellers refused to reduce the price so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The house builders rep advised me not disclose to my lawyer about this side-deal as it could jeopardize my loan with . Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on two weeks back in what was supposed to be a simple, no chain conveyancing. Aston Clinton is where the house is located. What do you suggest?

Flying freeholds in Aston Clinton are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Aston Clinton you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Aston Clinton may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.