What tips do you have for sourcing reasonably priced conveyancing in Glenfield?
Option 1 is to ask your friends and family who they would recommend.
Option 2 is to look on the internet for conveyancing in Glenfield. Call a couple or more firms from the list and ask them to forward you their conveyancing fee calculations and have a conversation with the lawyer who will oversee the conveyancing prior tomaking your choice.
Option 3 is to make use of this site to assist you in finding the right solicitors for you based on your individual requirements including location,speed, complexity and who the proposed lender is. Avoid the trap of appointing £99 conveyancing in Glenfield
I have given 8 weeks notice to my existing landlord and must be out of my let out apartment in Glenfield by 29/10/2025. Conveyancing for my house purchase is underway. How realistic is it to complete in six weeks as don't want to have to find short term accommodation?
It is unwise to give notice for your letting until exchange of contracts has taken place. Assuming that you have not previously done so, contact to your lawyer and request that they apply pressure on the owners solicitors, try to an agreed time frame that all parties will look towards
A colleague suggested that if I am buying in Glenfield I should ask my conveyancer to carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
This is a search is sometimes quoted for as part of the standard Glenfield conveyancing searches. It is a large document of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing significant information about Glenfield around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Glenfield 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 maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information about Glenfield.
How can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my business offices in Glenfield and how can you help?
The particular law that you refer to affords security of tenure to commercial lessees, giving them the legal entitlement to make a request to court for a renewal tenancy and continue in occupation when the lease comes to an end. There are certain specified grounds where a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are complex. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Glenfield is one of the many areas of the UK in which our lawyers are located
I only have Seventy years remaining on my flat in Glenfield. I need to get lease extension but my freeholder is missing. What options are available to me?
If you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be extended by the magistrate. However, you will be required to demonstrate that you have done all that could be expected to locate the lessor. For most situations a specialist should be useful to conduct investigations and to produce a report to be accepted by the court as proof that the landlord is indeed missing. It is advisable to get professional help from a solicitor in relation to investigating the landlord’s absence and the application to the County Court overseeing Glenfield.
I purchased a split level flat in Glenfield, conveyancing having been completed November 1997. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Similar flats in Glenfield with over 90 years remaining are worth £202,000. The ground rent is £60 invoiced annually. The lease ceases on 21st October 2082
With 57 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £28,500 and £33,000 plus costs.
The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure without more detailed due diligence. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action placing reliance on this information without first getting professional advice.
My partner and I about to exchange on the purchase a house in Glenfield but as a result of wreckage from the recent storms I have negotiated compensation from the vendor of four thousand pounds taking the form of a adjustment in the price. I had intended this to be addressed as part of the conveyancing process however the lender will not agree to this. Why were they informed?
Any conveyancer that is on the bank approved list is duty bound to inform the lender of any changes to the purchase price. If you did not allow your conveyancing practitioner to disclose the price change to your bank then they would need to discontinue representing you and the lender.