We were just about to exchange contracts for a leasehold flat in Brighstone. We have hit a problem. The loan offer with Alliance & Leicester runs out on 10/9/2025 but the sellers are putting forward a completion date of 12/9/2025. Is it possible to prolong the mortgage expiry date?
The best person to address this issue is your conveyancer who should determine if they corresponding with the mortgage broker, owner’s conveyancers, selling agents or possibly all three given the history of your conveyancing as of today.
I am buying a garden flat in Brighstone. Conveyancing solicitors are said to be ‘a necessary evil’ but can I do it myself?
Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Brighstone you will have to appoint a solicitor on your mortgage company's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Brighstone.
I used Action Conveyancing a few years ago for my conveyancing in Brighstone. Now, I need the files however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?
Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing 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 Brighstone of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a house I put an offer in two weeks back in what was supposed to be a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Brighstone is where the house is located. Is there any advice you can give?
Flying freeholds in Brighstone are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Brighstone you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Brighstone may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.
I am selling my property. My former conveyancers have shut. I would be grateful for any recommendation of a conveyancing firm. Im based in Brighstone if that makes a difference.
Please use our search tool to help you choose a solicitor for your conveyancing in Brighstone. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with lender approved solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move goes smoothly.
I am in need of some leasehold conveyancing in Brighstone. Before diving in I would like to find out the unexpired term of the lease.
If the lease is recorded at the land registry - and almost all are in Brighstone - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.
I purchased a garden flat in Brighstone, conveyancing having been completed November 2004. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Equivalent flats in Brighstone with a long lease are worth £255,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 invoiced every year. The lease runs out on 21st October 2099
With only 74 years remaining on your lease the likely cost is going to span between £8,600 and £9,800 plus legals.
The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs in the absence of comprehensive investigations. You should not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other concerns that need to be considered and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action placing reliance on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.