We are planning to buy with Melton Mowbray Building Society. I called into 3 or 4 high street companies yet am unable to find a Cranleigh conveyancing firm on the Melton Mowbray Building Society approved list. Please you assist?
Feel free to make use of the search tool on this page. Pick the building society and type Cranleigh or your preferred area and you will see numerous conveyancers located in Cranleigh or near you.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my home can not be found. The conveyancers who conducted the conveyancing in Cranleigh 4 years ago have long since closed. What do I do?
You no longer need to hold title original deeds to establish that you are the registered proprietor of land or premises, as the Land Registry have everything they need in a digital format.
How does conveyancing in Cranleigh differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build residence in Cranleigh approach us having been asked by the builder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is built. This is because new home sellers in Cranleigh typically buy the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Cranleigh or who has acted in the same development.
Should I appoint a Cranleigh conveyancing lawyer in close proximity to the house I am buying? An old friend can conduct the legal work however her office is approximately 350miles away.
The primary upside of using a high street Cranleigh conveyancing practice is that you can drop in to sign paperwork, hand in your ID and pester them if necessary. They will also have local insight which is a plus. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If if people you trust instructed your friend and the majority were content that should trump using an unknown Cranleigh conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being local.
There are only Seventy years unexpired on my flat in Cranleigh. I need to extend my lease but my freeholder is can not be found. What options are available to me?
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 an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be lengthened by the Court. You will be obliged to prove that you or your lawyers have done all that could be expected to track down the freeholder. In some cases an enquiry agent would be helpful to conduct investigations and to produce a report to be accepted by the court as proof that the freeholder is indeed missing. It is advisable to get professional help from a conveyancer in relation to investigating the landlord’s disappearance and the application to the County Court overseeing Cranleigh.
I acquired a garden flat in Cranleigh, conveyancing formalities finalised half a dozen years ago. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Comparable properties in Cranleigh with an extended lease are worth £185,000. The ground rent is £65 levied per year. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2085
With only 60 years left to run we estimate the price of your lease extension to range between £20,000 and £23,000 as well as professional fees.
The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to provide a more accurate figure without more comprehensive due diligence. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other issues that need to be considered and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action based on this information before getting professional advice.
My estate agent has recommended their solicitor for the conveyancing in Cranleigh - won’t it be easier to just instruct them?
This is not necessarily the case and you are free to instruct whichever conveyancing practitioner of your choosing for your Cranleigh home move. A lawyer put forward by a 3rd party adviser may not always be the right property lawyer, they may put forward their preferred conveyancing firm who are based far away. In this instance you may not have contact with your solicitor and due to the lack of continuity in the transaction, it may be difficult to obtain progress reports.