Can the conveyancing lawyers listed on your site carry out attended exchange conveyancing in Godstone?
There are a few conveyancing specialists carrying out one day exchanges. Please call us to obtain a costs illustration and details as to availability.
We are planning to acquire a property and require a conveyancing solicitor in Godstone who is on the Coventry BS approved panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Coventry BS . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Godstone.
About to place an offer on a leasehold property in Godstone. The selling agents tell me that it is normal for flats in Godstone to have less than 75 years unexpired on the lease. I am getting a loan with Chelsea Building Society. Is this going to be a problem if the lease has Seventy One years left.
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are obtaining a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Chelsea Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 14/5/2025 the requirements read as follows :
My bid for a property was accepted at auction in Godstone. Conveyancing is necessary. What are my next steps?
Given that you have now legally committed yourself to purchase you must choose a conveyancing practitioner as a matter of priority as you are faced with a pending a fixed date to complete the purchase. All auction property will ordinarily have a bespoke legal set of papers. This should include evidence of title and search results. In the case of leasehold premises the legal papers should provide a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing documentation pertinent to a leasehold property. You should hand this to the lawyer working for you as soon as possible. Do make sure that your finances are in order to complete the transaction on the set completion date.
My partner and I have arranged the release of further funds on our home loan from TSB as we wish to conduct improvements to our property in Godstone. Are we obliged to select a local Godstone solicitor on the TSB conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?
TSB don't usually require firms on their conveyancing panel to handle the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the TSB panel.
I have a mortgage with UBS for my property in Godstone. Conveyancing was finalised some time ago. If I am intending to rent out the flat and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a BTL mortgage or inform UBS?
UBS must be informed of your intention prior to letting out your property as this is likely to be a breach of UBS’s mortgage conditions. In many cases banks or building societies will allow you to rent out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact UBS directly. You need not do this via a UBS conveyancing panel firm.
I understand that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to take this when purchasing a residence in Godstone? or I am told that there is a law dating back centuries that means some house owners residing in a parish church boundary will be compelled to pay for repairs to the chancel in proximity to the church. Is this applicable for conveyancing in Godstone?
Unless a previous acquisition of the house completed post 12 October 2013 you can take it that solicitors delivering conveyancing in Godstone to remain recommending a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.
five months have elapsed since my purchase conveyancing in Godstone completed. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £215,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the premises from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.