Who is typically responsible for answering title queries at the pre-contract stage?

• A. Buyer's solicitor
• B. Seller's solicitor
• C. Mortgage lender
• D. Land registry

Answer: (A)

At the pre-contract stage, the process of checking the title revolves around the buyer’s solicitor raising Enquiries on Title to the seller’s solicitor. The person who answers those enquiries is the seller’s solicitor, speaking on behalf of the seller and using the title deeds and related documents to provide the information and raise any necessary clarifications. The mortgage lender’s role comes later, when financing is being arranged, and Land Registry simply holds the official record rather than supplying the day-to-day responses to enquiries. So the typical source of answers to title queries at this stage is the seller’s solicitor, not the buyer’s solicitor.