I decided to go with a Castleford based lawyer for my conveyancing in Castleford last week. Upon checking the Terms and Conditions I noteI am responsible for costs even where the conveyance does not complete. Should I ditch them and choose an on-line lawyer advertising no-sale-no-fee conveyancing in Castleford?

It is usually ‘give and take’ in that if "No Sale No Fee" is offered then the fee levels will tend to be be uplifted to cover those conveyances that do not go ahead. Also remember that such arrangements rarely protect you from expenditure e.g. Castleford conveyancing search costs.

My uncle passed away six months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the property in Castleford. The house had a small mortgage left on it of around £5k. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to , pay off the mortgage. Is this possible?

Given you plan to refinance then will require that you use a conveyancer on the conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.

It has been 2 months following my purchase conveyancing in Castleford took place. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £180,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the premises from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on a fortnight ago in what should have been a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Castleford is the location of the property. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in Castleford are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Castleford you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Castleford may decide 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 premises.

I purchased a ground floor flat in Castleford, conveyancing was carried out half a dozen years ago. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Similar properties in Castleford with over 90 years remaining are worth £165,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 yearly. The lease ceases on 21st October 50

With just 50 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £36,100 and £41,800 plus professional fees.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to provide the actual costs in the absence of detailed investigations. You should not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be additional concerns that need to be taken into account and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.