AssumingI was to acquire a straightforward propertyin Ferring and Goring for cash and have no survey and no conveyancing searches how much should I expect to have to pay for conveyancing in Ferring and Goring?
Any savings you would achieve would be isolated to the costs for searches. The solicitor still got to do everything else - money laundering, communicating with your sellers conveyancer, stamp duty return, register the ownership etc. A slight saving might be made by not having to register a charge however it won't be significant.
I am about to put a bid on a leasehold property in Ferring and Goring. The estate agents say that it is the norm for flats in Ferring and Goring to have less than 75 years remaining. I am taking out a mortgage with Accord Mortgages. Will the property be mortgageable given that the lease has Seventy One years left.
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are securing 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 27/6/2025 the requirements read as follows :
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my property are lost. The conveyancers who handled the conveyancing in Ferring and Goring 5 years ago have long since closed. What are my next steps?
These day there are copies made of almost everything, and your solicitor should know exactly where to look for all the suitable paperwork so you may buy or dispose of your property without a hitch. Where duplicates are not available, your conveyancer may be able to put in place insurance or indemnities protecting you against future claims on the property.
How difficult is it to change solicitor as I need to appoint one who is on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. I instructed a family conveyancing solicitor in Ferring and Goring round the corner but the firm is not accepted by Leeds Building Society
It would be our pleasure to help you find a conveyancing solicitor in Ferring and Goring on the Leeds Building Society panel. Please note that the law firms that we work with do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are authorised and regulated by the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Ferring and Goring. In utilising search facility on this site, you can compare charges for conveyancing solicitors in Ferring and Goring and beyond.
We are 18 days into a freehold purchase having been recommend to a firm by the selling agent to carry out the conveyancing in Ferring and Goring. We are not happy. Can you help me find new solicitors?
A conveyancer would have to be very poor in order to consider replacing them. Has your mortgage been sent? If so you will need to make them aware of the replacement lawyer and have the loan are re-sent. Your new conveyancer needs to be on the banks approved list to avoid supplemental expenses and frustration. So that should be your first question of the new lawyers. The find a solicitor tool will help you find a bank approved lawyer for your home move in Ferring and Goring
I am employed by a busy estate agent office in Ferring and Goring where we have witnessed a number of flat sales put at risk due to leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have been given contradictory information from local Ferring and Goring conveyancing solicitors. Could you shed some light as to whether the seller of a flat can commence the lease extension process for the purchaser on completion of the sale?
Provided that the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the buyer need not have to sit tight for 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed before, or simultaneously with completion of the sale.
Alternatively, it may be possible to extend the lease informally by agreement with the landlord 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 buyer.
Leasehold Conveyancing in Ferring and Goring - A selection of Questions you should ask before Purchasing
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How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their maintenance charge payments? The majority of Ferring and Goring leasehold flats will incur a service bill for the upkeep of the building invoiced by the landlord. Should you buy the property you will have to pay this contribution, usually quarterly during the year. This could differ from several hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for bigger purpose-built blocks. In all probability there will be a ground rent to be met yearly, this is usually not a large amount, say around £25-£75 but you should to enquire as on occasion it can be many hundreds of pounds. You will want to find out as much as you can regarding the company managing the block as they will either make life much simpler or a lot more difficult. As the owner of a leasehold property you are often in the clutches of the managing agents from a financial perspective and when it comes to daily issues such as the upkeep of the common parts. Enquire of other tenants whether they are happy with them. On a final note, be sure you discover the dates that you are obliged pay the maintenance charge to the managing agents and specifically how they are spending that money.