I am buying a property mortgage free in Dereham. I have lived for the last 20 years in Dereham. Conveyancing searches are a lot of money. Given that I know the area and road intimately should I not bother getting the solicitor to do all the conveyancing searches?
If you not getting a home loan, then the vast majority of the Dereham conveyancing searches are optional. Your lawyer will 'advise', perhaps strongly, that you should have searches done, but she has a professional duty to do this. One thing to consider; if you are likely to dispose of the house one day, it will be of importance to your future purchaser what the searches disclose. Sometimes properties with no practical issues can still show up negative search results. A competent conveyancing solicitor in Dereham will provide you some helpful advice concerning this.
Is there a reason why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Dereham is more expensive?
Dereham leasehold conveyancing transactions usually involve additional investigations than freeholds including investigating the Lease, liaising with the Landlord such as serving appropriate notices on the Landlord or managing agent, obtaining up-to-date service charge and management information, obtaining Landlord’s consents and reviewing management accounts and formation documents.
I have just over seventy years remaining on my lease and require a lease extension for my flat in Dereham. Conveyancing solicitors on the Accord Mortgages panel can deal with such extensions right?
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are getting a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Accord Mortgages have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 28/11/2025 the requirements read as follows :
I have been told that property searches are the main cause of obstruction in Dereham conveyancing transactions. Is this right?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published findings of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature within the top 10 causes of delays during the legal transfer of property. Searches are unlikely to be the root cause of holding up conveyancing in Dereham.
I am looking into buying my first house which is in Dereham and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Dereham. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Dereham area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Dereham. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found
I am in need of some leasehold conveyancing in Dereham. Before diving in I want to be sure as to the unexpired term of the lease.
Assuming the lease is registered - and most are in Dereham - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.
Dereham Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Queries Prior to buying
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Make sure you investigate if the the lease contains any onerous restrictions in the lease. For instance plenty of leases prohibit pets being permitted in certain buildings in Dereham. If you love the propertyin Dereham however your cat can’t live with you then you have a very difficult choice. The answer will be helpful as a) areas can cause problems in the building as the common areas may begin to deteriorate where services remain unpaid b) if the tenants have an issue with the running of the building you will want to know about it Most Dereham leasehold apartments will be liable to pay a service charge for maintenance of the building set by the freeholder. Should you acquire the apartment you will have to pay this liability, usually in instalments throughout the year. This can differ from a couple of hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for buildings with lifts and large communal grounds. There will also be a rentcharge for you to pay yearly, normally this is not a significant sum, say approximately £25-£75 but you need to check it because on occasion it could be prohibitively expensive.