My financial adviser has requested my Berkeley solicitor’s panel member for the HSBC conveyancing panel. How do I find this out. I have contacted my local Berkeley branch but they have not responded to me.
You are best placed to get this information from your Berkeley conveyancing practitioner . They retain a central record lender panel numbers.
We see that you have a post code search directory listing law firms on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I instruct them for our conveyancing in Berkeley?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Berkeley.
I am buying a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Berkeley who is on the HSBC Bank solicitor. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a conveyancing firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for HSBC Bank in certain locations such as Berkeley. We dont recommend any particular firm.
I decided to have a survey completed on a property in Berkeley prior to appointing lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the property. Our surveyor has said that some banks may refuse to issue a mortgage on such a property.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different instructions for example to Nationwide. If you e-mail us we can check with the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Berkeley. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
Back In 2007, I bought a leasehold flat in Berkeley. Conveyancing and Barnsley Building Society mortgage went though with no issue. A letter has just been received from someone claiming to own the freehold. It included a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1997. The conveyancing practitioner in Berkeley who acted for me is not around. What should I do?
The first thing you should do is contact the Land Registry to be sure that this person is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. There is no need to incur the fees of a Berkeley conveyancing lawyer to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for £3. Rest assured that in any event, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.
I inherited a basement flat in Berkeley, conveyancing formalities finalised 7 years ago. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Corresponding flats in Berkeley with an extended lease are worth £195,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 levied per year. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2089
With only 63 years unexpired the likely cost is going to range between £16,200 and £18,600 as well as legals.
The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs without more comprehensive investigations. You should not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be additional issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward placing reliance on this information without first getting professional advice.
How much should conveyancing in Berkeley cost?
The amount you are charged for conveyancing in Berkeley are likely to be calculated at:
- a fixed fee; or
- on a time spent basis (i.e. the time spent on the particular case).
In practice very few Berkeley conveyancing solicitors invoice on an hourly basis