Can the conveyancing lawyers that you recommend conduct attended exchange conveyancing in Clent?
We do have a number of conveyancing specialists who can conduct personalised exchanges. Please call us to secure a costs illustration and details as to availability.
Me and my brother own a 4 bedroom Georgian property in Clent. Conveyancing lawyer represented me and Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are a couple of entries: the first freehold, the second leasehold with the matching 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 as there may be 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 Clent and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also check the position with your conveyancing solicitor who carried out the work.
I have been on the look out for a ground for flat up to £305k and found one close by in Clent I like with open areas and railway links in the vicinity, however it only has 52 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in Clent for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error buying a lease with such few years left?
Should you require a mortgage that many years will be a potential deal breaker. Discount the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor concerning this.
I was advised by three or four local estate agents in Clent to locate a conveyancer using your seach tool. Is there a financial inducement for Estate Agents to recommend your site rather than a competitor’s?
We don’t offer any financial incentive for pointing buyers and sellers to this site. We thought it would be too underhand a fee because a client could think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I receiving any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.
I am one month into a leasehold purchase having been directed to conveyancers by the selling agent to perform conveyancing in Clent. I am not happy. Can you you assist me in finding new lawyers?
They would need to be really poor to suggest replacing them. Has the mortgage offer been sent? If so you need to advise them of the replacement lawyer and ensure the loan are re-issued. Your solicitor ideally should be on the mortgage company panel to avoid supplemental costs and complications. So that should be your first question of the new conveyancers. The search tool should assist you in finding a lender approved conveyancer for your conveyancing in Clent
Is it the case that all Clent legal practices on every bank conveyancing panel?
You can use our search tool or you can pop into your high street lender branch in Clent. the probability is that they will know some good conveyancing solicitors in Clent