How up to date is your database of Crowborough solicitors on the Nottingham conveyancing panel? Do Nottingham send you an updated list?
Crowborough conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Nottingham conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Nottingham directly.
I have justbecome aware that Action Conveyancing have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Crowborough for a purchase of a freehold house 9 months ago. How can I be sure that my home is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?
The easiest way to see if the premises is in your name, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Crowborough conveyancing specialists.
My business partner and I are planning to take an assignment of a lease of a shop on a shopping parade. Can you recommend conveyancers offering no-move-no charges for commercial conveyancing in Crowborough for under 1500k?
We can recommend firms who have an in-depth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Crowborough, including the sale and purchase of businesses as well as simply property. Whether you are intending to purchase or sell a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a whole business we can put you in touch with the right solicitor. Regarding the charges this will depend on the structure and terms of the deal. Let us have your details or phone so as to enable us to furnish you with comprehensive commercial conveyancing calculation.
I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing practitioner in Crowborough for my home move. Can I see a firm’s complaints history with the legal regulator?
One may review documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting from investigations from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find details about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's history, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. International callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could recorded telephone calls for training requirements.
I am a negotiator for a reputable estate agency in Crowborough where we have experienced a number of leasehold sales derailed as a result of leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have been given conflicting advice from local Crowborough conveyancing solicitors. Please can you clarify whether the seller of a flat can instigate the lease extension formalities for the buyer?
Provided that the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to commence the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is that the buyer need not have to sit tight for 2 years for a lease extension. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed before, or simultaneously with completion of the disposal of the property.
An alternative approach is to agree the lease extension with the freeholder either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the purchaser.
I own a basement flat in Crowborough, conveyancing was carried out in 2003. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Equivalent properties in Crowborough with over 90 years remaining are worth £195,000. The ground rent is £45 invoiced annually. The lease runs out on 21st October 2088
With 63 years unexpired we estimate the price of your lease extension to span between £16,200 and £18,600 plus plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" 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 advice on the actual costs in the absence of comprehensive investigations. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be other issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward based on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.
I today discovered that one of the partners of the law firm acting on the purchase conveyancing in Crowborough is related to the owners that we are purchasing from. Is this allowed?
Provided no conflict arises this is allowable. Where you are needing a mortgage then the bank may have a say as many lenders have specific instructions concerning this. For example for Chelsea Building Society as of 20/12/2025, the requirements read as follows :
* there is no conflict of interest and none arises during the transaction
* the firm is a partnership
* the conveyancer acting is not the borrower or a member of the borrower's immediate family.