Having been recommended your company we were going to go ahead with a conveyancing solicitor in Burntwood endorsed on your site but stumbled across alternative fee calculations on the internet seem less expensive – how come?
There are numerous firms advertising self styled £99 conveyancing, unfortunately it’s common in such cases for extracosts end up with the closing fee totally different to the one you expected. According to the Legal Ombudsman charges contained in terms and conditions should be honest and reasonable invoiced The solicitors that we put forward for conveyancing in Burntwood specify all costs for a residential conveyancing matter.
I have 7378 less than 75 years remaining on my lease and require a lease extension for my flat in Burntwood. Conveyancing solicitors on the Chelsea Building Society panel can deal with such extensions correct?
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are getting a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Chelsea Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 8/11/2025 the requirements read as follows :
I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £245,000 and identified one near me in Burntwood I like with amenity areas and railway links nearby, however it's only got 51 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Burntwood in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a lease with such few years left?
Should you require a home loan that many years will be an issue. Discount the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the premises for a minimum of twenty four months you could request that they commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer concerning this.
Are there any apps to assist me to search for a Burntwood solicitor on the Chelsea Building Society conveyancing panel? I have a car and am happy to travel upto 20miles to meet the conveyancer.
Feel free to make use of the facility on this page. Please select a bank and your location and you will see a number of Burntwood conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have listed some Burntwood conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can ring them to verify whether they are on the Chelsea Building Society approved list
Am I better off to go with a Burntwood conveyancing solicitor in close proximity to the house I am purchasing? An old friend can perform the legal formalities but her office is over three hundred miles drive away.
The primary upside of using a high street Burntwood conveyancing practice is that you can drop in to execute paperwork, hand in your identification documents and pester them where appropriate. They will also have local intelligence which is a bonus. That being said it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If other friends have instructed your friend and they were impressed that must outweigh using an unfamiliar Burntwood conveyancing solicitor just because they are local.
Are Burntwood conveyancing solicitors under an obligation to the Law Society to issue transparent conveyancing figures?
Contained within the Solicitors Code of Conduct are specific rules and regulations as to how the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) allow solicitors to publicise their fees to clients.The Law Society have practice note giving advice on how to publicise transparent charges to avoid breaching any such rule. Practice notes are not legal advice issued by the Law Society and is not intended as the only standard of good practice a conveyancing solicitor should adhere to. The Practice Note does, however, constitute the Law Society’s perspective of acceptable practice for publicising conveyancing charges, and accordingly it’s a recommended read for any solicitor or conveyancer in Burntwood or across England and Wales.