Please help. My Burroughs, The lawyer is advising me that he is legally obliged toorder Burroughs, The conveyancing searches stemming from the fact thatthe firm are on the HSBCapproved lawyer panel. These Burroughs, The checks cost a lot of money can this be avoided?
You have limited options available to you. As you are taking a mortgage with a mortgage company your solicitor has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your conveyancer would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your bank’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to comply with the CML Handbook specifications . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out Burroughs, The conveyancing searches.
About to place a bid on a leasehold flat in Burroughs, The. The estate agents say that it is normal for flats in Burroughs, The to have less than 75 years unexpired on the lease. I am expecting a mortgage with Chelsea Building Society. Will the property be mortgageable given that the lease has 72 years left.
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. Chelsea Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 27/8/2025 the requirements read as follows :
We are planning to move house in November. Does my conveyancing solicitor update the removal company on the completion day. As an aside, can you put forward a removal company in Burroughs, The. Conveyancing firm was chosen before I stumbled across this site.
On the day of completion you can pick up the house keys from your property agent however this can only take place after the previous owners lawyers advise the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be released. You should inform the removal company that you are ready to move in. We are not in a position to suggest a particular removal company but can help you locate a conveyancing in Burroughs, The or a solicitor with expertise in conveyancing in Burroughs, The.
Completion of my remortgage has taken place for my property in Burroughs, The. Conveyancing was satisfactory but I would like to complain about the lender. How do I make a complaint?
Almost all lenders have complaints procedures. Your first port of call should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Care Team at head office. Ordinarily complaints to a lender are resolved effectively and efficiently. However if you are not satisfied that the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service who will take matters further.
Intending to buy a house in Burroughs, The. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Burroughs, The conveyancing practitioner is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel.
2 months have elapsed since my purchase conveyancing in Burroughs, The completed. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £180,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the premises from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
My husband and I are first time buyers - agreed a price, yet the estate agent has warned us that the seller will only go ahead if we instruct the agent's chosen conveyancers as they are insisting on an ‘expedited deal’. Our preferred option is to instruct a family conveyancer with experience of conveyancing in Burroughs, The
We suspect that the owner is not behind this requirement. If they require ‘a quick sale', turning down a serious purchaser is going to damage their objectives. Speak to the owners direct and make the point that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to go, with mortgage lined up © you are chain free (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you intend to instruct your preferred Burroughs, The conveyancing solicitors - not the ones that will provide their estate agent a referral fee or hit his conveyancing targets pre-set by HQ.
I've recently bought a leasehold house in Burroughs, The. Am I liable to pay service charges relating to a period prior to completion of my purchase?
Where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous lessee and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. Strange as it may seem, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. It is an essential part of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to ensure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.
If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).
After months of negotiations we are unable to agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Burroughs, The. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?
You certainly can. We can put you in touch with a Burroughs, The conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement case for a Burroughs, The premises is 1 & 1A Sunningfields Crescent in September 2013. The Tribunals calculation of the amount to be paid into court in respect of the value of the freehold interest is £11,997 in respect of Flat 1 and £15,781 in respect of Flat 1A for a total of £27,778. This case related to 2 flats. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 71.5 years.