I am planning to acquire a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in Flackwell Heath who is on the Alliance & Leicester solicitor. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a conveyancing firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Alliance & Leicester in certain locations such as Flackwell Heath. We dont recommend any particular firm.
A colleague informed me that in purchasing a property in Flackwell Heath there could be a number of restrictions prohibiting external changes to the property. Is this right?
There are a number of properties in Flackwell Heath which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to carry out external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Flackwell Heath should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
My wife and I are in the throws of looking at flats in Flackwell Heath and I am about to put in an offer. Should I already have a property lawyer in place at this stage? I am planning to take a mortgage with Yorkshire BS.
You should start obtaining conveyancing quotes from solicitors ASAP. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their contact information on to the selling agent. As you are getting a mortgage with Yorkshire BS, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel.
I am currently in the process of buying my council flat in Flackwell Heath. I have a mortgage agreed with Kent Reliance. Conveyancing is not something I have any knowledge of. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should have one. Any advice?
It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Kent Reliance, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel.
Various web forums that I have frequented warn that are a common cause of obstruction in Flackwell Heath conveyancing transactions. Is that correct?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released conclusions of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure amongst the most frequent causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Local searches are not likely to be the root cause of delay in conveyancing in Flackwell Heath.
I decided to have a survey carried out on a house in Flackwell Heath in advance of appointing conveyancers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. My surveyor has said that some lenders tend not give a mortgage on a flying freehold house.
It varies from the lender to lender. Santander has different requirements from Birmingham Midshires. If you contact us we can check with the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Flackwell Heath. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Flackwell Heath to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my aunt I am disposing of a property in Cardiff but I am based in Flackwell Heath. My solicitor (approximately 200 miles from merequires that I execute a stat dec before the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing solicitor in Flackwell Heath to attest and place their company stamp on the document?
Technically speaking you are unlikely to need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Flackwell Heath based
Back In 2001, I bought a leasehold flat in Flackwell Heath. Conveyancing and Skipton Building Society mortgage went though with no issue. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the reversionary interest in the property. Attached was a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1991. The conveyancing practitioner in Flackwell Heath who acted for me is not around. What should I do?
First contact the Land Registry to make sure that the individual claiming to own the freehold is indeed the new freeholder. It is not necessary to instruct a Flackwell Heath conveyancing solicitor to do this as it can be done on-line for less than a fiver. You should note that in any event, even if this is the legitimate freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.
I own a 2 bed flat in Flackwell Heath, conveyancing having been completed 4 years ago. Can you let me have an estimate of the premium that my landlord can legally expect in return for granting a renewal of my lease? Equivalent properties in Flackwell Heath with an extended lease are worth £191,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £55 levied per year. The lease runs out on 21st October 2078
You have 53 years remaining on your lease we estimate the price of your lease extension to span between £27,600 and £31,800 as well as costs.
The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs in the absence of detailed due diligence. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other concerns that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.