It is a dozen years since I bought my house in Seaforth. Conveyancing lawyers have recently been instructed on the sale but I am unable to find my deeds. Is this a major issue?

You need not be too concerned. Firstly the deeds may be kept by the lender or they may be in the possession of the solicitor who acted in the purchase. Secondly the chances are that the property will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you are the registered owner by your conveyancing lawyers procuring current official copies of the land registers. The vast majority of conveyancing in Seaforth relates to registered property but in the unlikely event that your property is unregistered it is more tricky but is not insurmountable.

I have been recommended a conveyancing solicitor in Seaforth. I need to find out whether they are accepted on the conveyancing panel. Could you help?

The first thing to do is phone the lawyer and enquire whether they are on the lender panel. Alternatively you can call who may be able to confirm.

Should commercial conveyancing searches disclose planned roadworks that may impact a commercial land in Seaforth?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Seaforth will perform a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers spend in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Seaforth. The search result sets out definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Seaforth.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Seaforth it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately can result in delays to Seaforth commercial conveyancing transactions as well as present a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not carried out for domestic conveyancing in Seaforth.

I used Wolstenholmes several years past for my conveyancing in Seaforth. Now, I need the files but the law firm has closed. What do I do?

You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Seaforth of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor for sale conveyancing in Seaforth. I've discover a web site which seems to have the perfect solution If it is possible to get all formalities completed via phone that would be preferable. Do I need to be wary? What should out be looking out for?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?