Having been told to check out your company we were about to appoint conveyancing solicitor in Eastney and Southsea recommended on your site but stumbled across some other quotes on the internet seem less expensive – how come?
There are plenty of websites promoting pretending to offer £99 conveyancing, yet more often than not extrafees end up with the completion invoice markedly uplifted. According to the Legal Ombudsman charges contained in terms of business should be honest and reasonable and be applied The conveyancers that we put forward for conveyancing in Eastney and Southsea set out all charges for a domestic conveyancing case.
I have todaydiscovered that Action Conveyancing have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Eastney and Southsea for a purchase of a leasehold flat 10 months ago. How can I check that the property is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?
The quickest method to check 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 Eastney and Southsea conveyancing specialists.
I am buying a new build house in Eastney and Southsea benefiting from help to buy. The sellers refused to reduce the amount so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The estate agent told me not reveal to my lawyer about this deal as it could affect my mortgage with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on last month in what was supposed to be a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Eastney and Southsea is the location of the property. Can you shed any light on this issue?
Flying freeholds in Eastney and Southsea are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Eastney and Southsea you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Eastney and Southsea may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.
Is it possible to transfer to a new conveyancer as I have to instruct a firm on the Chelsea Building Society conveyancing panel. I was using a local conveyancing solicitor in Eastney and Southsea five minutes from me but the firm is not approved by Chelsea Building Society
We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Eastney and Southsea on the Chelsea Building Society panel. Please note that the solicitors that we work with do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are fully regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Eastney and Southsea. Using the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this website, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Eastney and Southsea.
I have just appointed agents to market my ground floor apartment in Eastney and Southsea. Conveyancing is yet to be initiated, however I have recently had a half-yearly service charge demand – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?
The sensible thing to do is discharge the invoice as normal given that all rents and maintenance invoices will be apportioned as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you will be reimbursed by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most managing agents 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. This will smooth the conveyancing process.
I inherited a 1st floor flat in Eastney and Southsea, conveyancing having been completed 6 years ago. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Comparable properties in Eastney and Southsea with over 90 years remaining are worth £176,000. The ground rent is £50 invoiced every year. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2105
With just 80 years remaining on your lease the likely cost is going to be between £8,600 and £9,800 as well as professional fees.
The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to advice on a more accurate figure without more detailed investigations. Do not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be additional issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward placing reliance on this information without first getting professional advice.