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Main reasons to let us help you choose a local conveyancing solicitor in Bartley Green

  • 1 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Bartley Green is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) sometimes falls short of the level of professionalism you will expect.
  • 2 Our site is the first site that enables you the ability to check that your property ownership legalities in Bartley Green will be carried out by a conveyancer on your mortgage lender’s member panel.
  • 3 Bartley Green property lawyer are the key to a successful Bartley Green conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your move
  • 4 Using a a family Solicitor in the main results in a more personal touch. When using a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who progress matters by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 5 Over the years Bartley Green property lawyer have established very good links with Bartley Green local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of handling your home move in Bartley Green.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Bartley Green since October 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Bartley Green

Do commercial conveyancing searches reveal planned roadworks that may affect a commercial property in Bartley Green?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Bartley Green will execute a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers spend in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Bartley Green. The report sets out definitive data 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 Bartley Green.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Bartley Green it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately may cause delays to Bartley Green commercial conveyancing transactions as well as present a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not conducted for residential conveyancing in Bartley Green.

My wife and I own a renovated Victorian property in Bartley Green. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw two entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold with the matching address. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?

You need to assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Bartley Green and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they sell they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also enquire as to the situation with your conveyancing solicitor who carried out the work.

I'm buying a new build house in Bartley Green with a mortgage from Alliance & Leicester . The developers would not move on the price so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The property agent suggested that I not to tell my solicitor about the extras as it would impact my loan with Alliance & Leicester . 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 am a sole trader hoping to lease a unit on the high street. Can you recommend lawyers offering fixed charges for commercial conveyancing in Bartley Green for less than 2k?

We are happy to recommend firms who have well rounded knowledge of commercial conveyancing in Bartley Green, including the disposal and purchase of businesses as well as simply premises. If you are looking to buy or sell a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail premises or a complete business we can put you in touch with the right firm. As for the costs these will vary based on the structure and heads of terms of the proposed transaction. Please provide us with your contact information or email us so that we can supply you with a detailed commercial conveyancing quote.

I have recently realised that I have 62 years remaining on my lease in Bartley Green. I now wish to get lease extension but my landlord is absent. What should I do?

If you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be extended by the magistrate. However, you will be required to demonstrate that you or your lawyers have made all reasonable attempts to find the lessor. For most situations a specialist should be useful to conduct investigations and to produce a report which can be accepted by the court as evidence that the landlord can not be located. It is advisable to get professional help from a conveyancer in relation to investigating the landlord’s absence and the vesting order request to the County Court overseeing Bartley Green.

Bartley Green Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Questions you should consider before Purchasing

    What is the length of the lease? Most Bartley Green leasehold apartments will be liable to pay a service charge for maintenance of the building levied on behalf of the landlord. Should you acquire the flat you will have to meet this contribution, usually in instalments throughout the year. This may vary from two or three hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for large purpose-built blocks. There will also be a ground rent to be met yearly, ordinarily this is not a exorbitant sum, say about £50-£100 but you should to check as sometimes it can be many hundreds of pounds. It would be sensible to find out as much as you can about the managing agents as they will affect your use and enjoyment of the property. As the owner of a leasehold property you are frequently in the clutches of the managing agents both financially and when it comes to practical matters like the cleanliness of the communal areas. Enquire of other tenants whether they are happy with them. Finally, be sure you understand the dates that you are obliged pay the service charge to the managing agents and specifically what it includes.

Online reading suggests that Bartley Green solicitors are more costly than Bartley Green conveyancers in Bartley Green to use when buying a property. Am I better off using a conveyancer or a solicitor if I am buying a house in Bartley Green.

When it comes to conveyancing in Bartley Green the costs are unlikely to vary dramatically depending on whether the legal expert is a licenced conveyancer or solicitor.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Bartley Green regulated by the SRA

It is important to note that the listed firms do not limit their work for conveyancing in Bartley Green but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.

  • M J Darby & Co, 107 Kent Road, Halesowen, West Midlands, B62 8PB
  • David Bunn & Co, 886 Bristol Road South, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 2NS
  • Carvill & Johnson Llp, Victoria House, 966-972 Bristol Road South, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 2PE
  • Abc Law Limited, The Coach House, 217 Harborne Park Road, Harborne, Birmingham, West Midlands, B17 0BQ
  • George Mitchell Colman & Co, 1 Vine Terrace, High Street, Harborne, Birmingham, West Midlands, B17 9PU

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Bartley Green regulated by the CLC

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Bartley Green but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Integrated Legal Services (ipw) Limited, Trinity Point , B63 3HY
  • John Wilson & Co, 31 Raddlebarn Road, B29 6HH
  • Midland Property Lawyers Ltd, 419 Bearwood Road, B66 4DF
  • Seymour Luke Limited, 22 Islington Row Middleway, B15 1LD
  • Kapasi & Co, 1st Floor, B69 4DT

Planning law solicitors in Bartley Green regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Bartley Green specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including planning applications and appeals
  • Vicarage Court Solicitors Limited, 5 Vicarage Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 3ES
  • Clarke Willmott Llp, 138 Edmund Street, Birmingham, B3 2ES
  • Anthony Collins Solicitors Llp, 134 Edmund Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 2ES
  • Gateley Plc, 111 Edmund Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 2HJ
  • The Wilkes Partnership Llp, 41 Church Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 2RT

*Source acknowledgement: House price data produced by Land Registry as well data supplied by Lexsure Ltd.

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