Do all mortgage companies provide you with an approved list of Caddington conveyancing solicitors? How do you know who is on the Skipton conveyancing panel?
Caddington conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Skipton conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Skipton directly.
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Caddington. My lender is Tesco Bank
Tesco Bank have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 20/12/2025, the requirements read as follows :
A colleague advised me that if I am buying in Caddington I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
A search of this type is sometimes included in the estimate for your Caddington conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out significant information about Caddington around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Caddington Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data regarding Caddington.
How difficult is it to switch solicitor as I need to select one who is on the Nottingham Building Society conveyancing list. I was using a family conveyancing solicitor in Caddington five minutes from me but he is not accepted by Nottingham Building Society
We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Caddington on the Nottingham Building Society panel. Please note that the conveyancers that we on the directory do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are registered with the Solicitors Regulation Authority who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Caddington. In utilising the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this page, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Caddington.
Having checked my lease I have discovered that there are only 68 years unexpired on my lease in Caddington. I am keen to get lease extension but my freeholder is can not be found. What are my options?
If you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be lengthened by the magistrate. However, you will be required to prove that you or your lawyers have used your best endeavours to find the lessor. For most situations an enquiry agent would be helpful to conduct investigations and to produce a report to be used as proof that the landlord is indeed missing. It is wise to seek advice from a conveyancer both on investigating the landlord’s disappearance and the application to the County Court covering Caddington.
I invested in buying a split level flat in Caddington, conveyancing was carried out in 2011. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Corresponding flats in Caddington with an extended lease are worth £195,000. The ground rent is £45 invoiced every year. The lease expires on 21st October 2088
With only 63 years unexpired the likely cost is going to span between £16,200 and £18,600 plus professional fees.
The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to provide the actual costs without more comprehensive investigations. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other issues that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward based on this information without first getting professional advice.
I have been told by many friends to expect six to eight weeks for Caddington conveyancing to complete.This was a month ago. The draft contract was only sent to my property lawyer a few days ago so does the clock start running now?
Do not bank on completing on a certain date until exchange of contracts occurs. Regardless of the promises the people you are acquiring from or selling to make, or your estate agent gives don't bank on them. More frustration is caused to clients trying to move home by false promises than any other issue when it comes to conveyancing in Caddington.