We see that you have a post code search directory identifying solicitors on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a referral fee if I instruct them for our conveyancing in Corfe Mullen?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Corfe Mullen.
My lawyer in Corfe Mullen is not on the HSBC Bank Solicitor Panel. Is it possible for me to use my family solicitor notwithstanding that they are excluded from the HSBC Bank list of approved lawyers?
Your options are as follows:
- Complete the purchase with your preferred Corfe Mullen solicitors but HSBC Bank will need to retain a solicitor on their panel. This will result in additional total legal fees and cause frustration.
- Get a new solicitor to act in the purchase, not forgetting to check they are Convince your lawyer to do everything within their powers to join the HSBC Bank conveyancing panel
The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Corfe Mullen. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.
Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Corfe Mullen
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Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Please supply a car parking plan. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified.
I am selling my property. My past conveyancers closed down. It would be helpful to have a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. Im based in Corfe Mullen if that affects matters.
Do use our search tool to help you choose a solicitor for your conveyancing in Corfe Mullen. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with regulated solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move runs with a minimum of fuss.
Estate agents have just been given the go-ahead to market my ground floor flat in Corfe Mullen. Conveyancing is yet to be initiated, however I have just had a yearly service charge invoice – Do I pay up?
The sensible thing to do is clear the maintenance contribution as you normally would as all rents and service invoices will be allotted as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you will be reimbursed by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.
Corfe Mullen Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Examples of Queries Prior to buying
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The prefered form of lease arrangement is if the freehold reversion is owned by the leaseholders. In this arrangement the tenants enjoy control and although a managing agent is often employed if it is bigger than a house conversion, the managing agent is directed by the tenants. Plenty Corfe Mullen leasehold properties will have a service charge for maintenance of the block set on behalf of the landlord. If you acquire the flat you will have to pay this liability, usually in instalments throughout the year. This can differ from a few hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for blocks with lifts and large common grounds. There will also be a ground rent for you to pay yearly, this is usually not a large sum, say about £50-£100 but you should to check as on occasion it can be many hundreds of pounds. You should be aware if it is less than eighty years it will affect the value of the apartment. It is worth checking with your bank that they are happy with remaining years on the lease. Leases with less than 80 years remaining means that you will most likely need a lease extension at some point and you need to have some idea of how much this would cost. For most Corfe Mullenlease extensions you will be required to have been the owner of the property for two years before you are legally able to extend the lease.
I bought a property in Corfe Mullen last 13/1/2025 and to date it is still not recorded with HMLR. It was part of a development site and my property lawyer told me that it can take over a year to complete the registration formalities. I have contacted HMLR directly and they have informed me the original application was cancelled due to questions not being addressed in time. What can I do?
It is your property lawyer that you should contact in order to satisfy any questions which have arisen as part of the registration process for your Corfe Mullen property. Normal Corfe Mullen conveyancing practice includes an undertaking on the part of the vendor’s lawyer that they will help resolve any requirements raised by HMLR so it may be a case of seeking to enforce that undertaking if necessary.