My previous conveyancer has sent a quote for £1350 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Beddington South. I’m looking to sell a purpose built property for £200,000. This seems too much. Is it in excess of the average fee for conveyancing in Beddington South?
The charges are a tad high. If you are happy to expend time contrasting quotes you may be able to get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by perhaps a hundred pounds. On the other hand, you maylive to regret opting for an an unknown lawyer. Don't forget to ensure the conveyancer can also act for your lender. You can make use of our search tool to get a quote a Beddington South conveyancing firm on the banks member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Beddington South.
My partner and I are acquiring a newly constructed duplex in Beddington South and my lawyer is advising me that she is duty bound to the mortgage company to disclose incentives from the developer. I am under pressure to sign contracts and my preference is not to delay deal. Is my lawyer right?
You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your conveyancing practitioner. A precondition to being on a bank panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.
I am about to put a bid on a leasehold apartment in Beddington South. The property agents say that it is the norm for flats in Beddington South to have less than 75 years remaining. I am obtaining a mortgage with Accord Mortgages. Is this going to be acceptable if the lease has 69 years unexpired.
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are securing a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Accord Mortgages have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 27/1/2026 the requirements read as follows :
I bought my apartment on 13 May and the transaction details is not yet registered. Need I be worried? My conveyancing solicitor in Beddington South advises it should be dealt with inside ten days. Are transfers in Beddington South particularly slow to register?
As far as conveyancing in Beddington South is concerned, registration is no quicker or slower than the rest of the country. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timeframes can adjust subject to the party submitting the application, whether it is in order and whether the Land registry communicate with any third parties. As of today in the region of three quarters of such applications are fully dealt with within two weeks but some can be subject to extensive delays. Registration takes place after the new owner has moved in to the premises so registration formalities is not usually an essential issue yet where it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your lawyers must speak with the land registry and explain the circumstances.
I'm purchasing my first flat in Beddington South with a loan from Bank of Scotland. The developers would not budge the amount so I negotiated 6k of fixtures and fittings instead. The house builders rep suggested that I not reveal to my lawyer about this extras as it may jeopardize my mortgage with the lender. Should I keep quiet?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer 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 negotiator for a long established estate agency in Beddington South where we have witnessed a few leasehold sales jeopardised as a result of leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have received contradictory information from local Beddington South conveyancing solicitors. Could you shed some light as to whether the owner of a flat can instigate the lease extension formalities for the buyer?
Provided that the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to commence the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is that the buyer can avoid having to sit tight for 2 years for a lease extension. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment has to be done prior to, or simultaneously with completion of the sale.
An alternative approach is to extend the lease informally by agreement with the landlord either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the purchaser.
I am the leaseholder of a second floor flat in Beddington South. Given that I can not reach agreement with the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the amount payable for the purchase of the freehold?
Most definitely. We are happy to put you in touch with a Beddington South conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement case for a Beddington South flat is 29 Woodstock Road in April 2014. the Tribunal determined that the premiums to be paid into court in respect of the purchase of the freehold registered at HMLR under Title N0.SY3997 should be £7,217. This case related to 4 flats. The remaining number of years on the lease was 98 years.