Having been suggested to visit your web site we were going to go ahead with a conveyancing solicitor in Frodsham listed using your comparison tool but stumbled across some other estimates on the internet seem less pricey – why is this?
One can find a variety of solicitors offering at first sight what seems to be very low prices. You should think long and hard as to how much you respect your own move to you are willing to take 'cheap' risks with regard to the standard of the legal work. Some hide fees well inside the terms and conditions. The law firms that we put forward for conveyancing in Frodsham will notbehave this way.
When can the exchange of contracts happen for sale conveyancing in Frodsham and am I required to attend the lawyers branch?
If you are local to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Frodsham you are invited in to sign contracts. That being said, the firms we recommend provide countrywide coverage for conveyancing and provide just as diligent and professional a job for you when dealing with you by post or email. The signing of the contract is not the critical part. A signed contract is just a prerequisite for the firm to address the formalities when the time is right, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The procedure is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where an extended "chain" is involved, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Frodsham)to be in the office at the appropriate time.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Frodsham. My lender is Accord Mortgages
Accord Mortgages have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 10/10/2025, the requirements read as follows :
Will commercial conveyancing searches disclose planned roadworks that could affect a commercial site in Frodsham?
Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Frodsham will conduct a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers spend in sourcing accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Frodsham. The search result sets out definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Frodsham.
For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Frodsham it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately may cause delays to Frodsham commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not carried out for residential conveyancing in Frodsham.
About to purchase a new build flat in Frodsham. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.
Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Frodsham
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Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry.
I have recently realised that I have Sixty One years unexpired on my flat in Frodsham. I now want to extend my lease but my freeholder is can not be found. What options are available to me?
If you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be granted an extra 90 years by the magistrate. However, you will be required to demonstrate that you have used your best endeavours to find the landlord. On the whole an enquiry agent should be helpful to carry out a search and prepare an expert document which can be accepted by the court as evidence that the landlord can not be located. It is wise to seek advice from a conveyancer both on proving the landlord’s disappearance and the application to the County Court overseeing Frodsham.
Leasehold Conveyancing in Frodsham - A selection of Queries Prior to Purchasing
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The best form of lease structure is where the freehold title is in the ownership of the leaseholders. In this arrangement the leaseholders have being in charge if their destiny and notwithstanding that a managing agent is often employed where the building is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent retained by the leaseholders. Does the lease include onerous restrictions? Many Frodsham leasehold properties will have a service bill for the upkeep of the block levied on behalf of the landlord. Should you purchase the flat you will have to pay this amount, usually in instalments accross the year. This may be anything from a couple of hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for large purpose-built buildings. In all probability there will be a ground rent for you to pay yearly, ordinarily this is not a significant amount, say approximately £25-£75 but you should to enquire as occasionally it can be prohibitively expensive.