Just been in touch with my conveyancing lawyer in Canvey Island who acted for me 18 months ago and wanted a conveyancing estimate based on an identical type of home move (a leasehold property and a freehold premises) of almost identical values with a home loan from Aldermore. It looks as though am now being charged double. Stick with what I know or do I try and find a cheaper online conveyancer?
The estimate fees appear a bit high. Where you are happy to expend time scrutinising quotes you may be able to get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by say £125. That being said, if you were pleased with the conveyancing the firm provided you maylive to rue choosing an an untested lawyer. If is important to enquire that the solicitor can act for Aldermore. You can make use of our search tool to get a quote a Canvey Island conveyancing firm on the Aldermore conveyancing panel, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Canvey Island.
Can the conveyancing solicitors identified through your ’find a lawyer’ app carry out right to buy conveyancing in Canvey Island?
We do have a variety of conveyancing solicitors carrying out right to buy transactions Please e-mail us in order to get a costs calculation.
My wife and I purchasing a victorian detached house in Canvey Island. Our aim is to an extension at the rear at the property.Will the conveyancing process involve checks to determine if these alterations are allowed?
Your conveyancer will check the registered title as conveyancing in Canvey Island will occasionally reveal restrictions in the title documents which prevent categories of alterations or need the permission of a 3rd party. Some works call for local authority planning permissions and approval under the building regulations. Certain areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. It would be prudent to check these things with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.
We have agreed to purchase a house in Canvey Island. A rare aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Solicitors conducting should look into this right? Will my lender Co-operative be concerned?
As your lender is Co-operative your lawyer must comply with the conveyancing requirements outlined in Section 2 of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Co-operative. The CML Handbook stipulates minimum requirements for solar panel roof-space leases, and property lawyers are required to report to Co-operative where a lease fails to comply with these requirements. The specifications relate to the installation of panels on properties countrywide and is not restricted to Canvey Island.
I'm in the process of looking at houses in Canvey Island and I am about to put in an offer. Should I already have a property lawyer appointed at this point? I am planning to take a home loan with Skipton.
You should start requesting conveyancing estimates from solicitors ASAP. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their contact information on to the estate agent. Given that you are obtaining a mortgage with Skipton, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Skipton conveyancing panel.
My wife and I own a renovated Georgian house in Canvey Island. Conveyancing lawyer represented me and TSB. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are two entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold with the exact same address. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?
You need to read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Canvey Island and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with lenders. You can also enquire as to the situation with the conveyancing solicitor who completed the work.
Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Canvey Island in advance of instructing conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the house. The surveyor advised that some banks may refuse to issue a mortgage on a flying freehold home.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different instructions from Nationwide. Should you wish to telephone us we can look into this further 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 Canvey Island. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Canvey Island especially if they regularly deal with such properties in Canvey Island.
Harry (my fiance) and I may need to sub-let our Canvey Island ground floor flat temporarily due to a new job. We instructed a Canvey Island conveyancing practice in 2001 but they have since shut and we did not have the foresight to get any guidance as to whether the lease allows us to sublet. How do we find out?
Some leases for properties in Canvey Island do contain a provision to say that subletting is only allowed with permission. The landlord cannot unreasonably refuse but, in such cases, they would need to see references. Experience suggests that problems are usually caused by unsatisfactory tenants rather than owner-occupiers and for that reason you can expect the freeholder to take up the references and consider them carefully before granting consent.
I invested in buying a leasehold flat in Canvey Island, conveyancing was carried out 9 years ago. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Similar flats in Canvey Island with a long lease are worth £165,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 yearly. The lease expires on 21st October 2102
With only 77 years remaining on your lease we estimate the price of your lease extension to range between £7,600 and £8,800 plus plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.
The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive due diligence. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be considered and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward based on this information before getting professional advice.