What guidance do you have for searching for cost effective conveyancing in Collier Row?
Option 1 is to ask your friends and family whom they would instruct.
Option 2 is to search the web for conveyancing in Collier Row. Pick up the phone to a couple or more firms from the list and request that they forward you their conveyancing charges and speak to the lawyer who will oversee the legal process in advance ofmaking your decision.
Third is to use our search tool to assist you in finding the right solicitors for you based on your individual factors including area of the property,speed, complexity and who your intended lender is. Resist the temptation to opt for ninety nine pound conveyancing in Collier Row
We note that you have a post code search directory identifying law firms on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I instruct them for our conveyancing in Collier Row?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Collier Row.
My grandfather passed away last year and as sole heir and executor I was left the property in Collier Row. The house had a small mortgage remaining of approximately £8000. I want to have the title changed into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Aldermore, pay off the mortgage. Is this possible?
Where you intend to re-mortgage then Aldermore will insist on your using a conveyancer on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Aldermore conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Aldermore mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
We are purchasing a property in Collier Row. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a conveyancer? At some point we have to send money into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our monies?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
We have a mortgage agreed in principle with Aldermore. Collier Row conveyancing lawyers were appointed. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Aldermore?
Some lenders take longer than others. Have Aldermore conducted the valuation? Have you advised Aldermore as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Aldermore conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.
I had an offer accepted on a property in Collier Row on 15/7/2025, valuation was booked 2 days after, received a clean bill of health. Conveyancer appointed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Co-operative and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Co-operative conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Co-operative to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Co-operative conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Collier Row for my purchase. Is there any facility to see a firm’s record with the profession’s regulator?
Members of the public can find presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from investigations started on or after 1 January 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors record, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA sometimes monitor telephone calls for training reasons.
What are your top tips when it comes to choosing a Collier Row conveyancing practice to deal with our lease extension?
When appointing a property lawyer for lease extension works (regardless if they are a Collier Row conveyancing firm) it is essential that they be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of work. We recommend that you make enquires with two or three firms including non Collier Row conveyancing practices prior to instructing a firm. Where the conveyancing practice is ALEP accredited then that’s a bonus. The following questions might be of use:
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If the firm is not ALEP accredited then what is the reason? What are the costs for lease extension work?
I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord for a lease extension without any joy. Can a leaseholder make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal? Can you recommend a Collier Row conveyancing firm to represent me?
Most definitely. We are happy to put you in touch with a Collier Row conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Collier Row flat is 37 Lodge Court High Street in November 2013. the decision of the LVT was that the premium to be paid for the new lease was £25,559 This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 57.5 years.