Is there a reason why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Duxford is more expensive?
In short, leasehold conveyancing in Duxford and elsewhere usually requires more hours of investigation compared to freehold conveyancing. This includes lease investigation, communicating with the landlord concerning serving required notices, procuring current service charge and management information, securing the landlord’s consents and reviewing management accounts. The obligations on both the landlord and the tenant in the lease need to be studied by the buyer’s conveyancing team and read from beginning to end – regardless of the fact the lease has passed through many different property solicitors hands since it was first entered into.
This question may be naive but I am unseasoned as a first time buyer of a ground floor flat in Duxford. Do I receive the keys to the property on completion from my conveyancer? If this is the case, I will find a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Duxford?
There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Conveyancing lawyers for you will transfer the completion advance to the owner’s lawyers, and once they have received this, you will be able to receive the keys from the selling Agents and start moving into the property. Usually this happens early afternoon.
About to purchase house in Duxford. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Skipton conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Duxford conveyancer is on the Skipton conveyancing panel.
I had an offer accepted on a property in Duxford on 6/12/2024, valuation was booked five days after, received a clean bill of health. Property lawyer retained, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Coventry BS and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. Are Coventry BS entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Coventry BS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
My relative recommended that if I am purchasing in Duxford I should ask my conveyancer to carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
This is a search is occasionally quoted for as part of the standard Duxford conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of about 40 pages, listing and setting out significant information about Duxford around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Duxford Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data concerning Duxford.
I decided to have a survey carried out on a property in Duxford before appointing conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the house. My surveyor advised that some banks will refuse to grant a loan on a flying freehold home.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different instructions from Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to call us we can investigate further via the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Duxford. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Duxford especially if they are accustomed to such properties in Duxford.
We're novice buyers - agreed a price, but the agent advised that the seller will only go ahead if we appoint the agent's chosen solicitors as they need a ‘quick sale’. My instinct tells me that we should use a local conveyancer used to conveyancing in Duxford
It is improbable the sellers are behind this. Should the vendor desire ‘a quick sale', alienating a motivated buyer is counter productive. Try to communicate with the vendors directly and make sure they comprehend that (a)you are genuine purchasers (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you have nothing to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you are going to appoint your preferred Duxford conveyancing firm - not the ones that will earn the negotiator at the agency a commission or meet his conveyancing figures pre-set by senior management.
I am purchasing a flat and require a conveyancing solicitor in Duxford who is on the mortgage company approved panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a Duxford solicitor?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for the bank who carry out conveyancing in Duxford. We dont recommend any particular conveyancing practice.