My wife and I are buying a flat in Greasby. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a solicitor? At some point we will need to put money into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our monies?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
My wife and I are at the point of viewing apartments in Greasby and I am now considering a potential offer. Should I already have a solicitor in place at this point? I will be getting a home loan with Kent Reliance.
It would be sensible to instigate your search sooner rather than later. 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 estate agent. Given that you are getting a mortgage with Kent Reliance, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel.
My offer was accepted on a property in Greasby on 29/4/2025, valuation was booked 4 days later, all came back fine. Conveyancer appointed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Principality and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Principality conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Principality to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Principality conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
Do I need to pay for insurance to address the risk of chancel repairs when acquiring a residence in Greasby?
Unless a previous purchase of the premises completed after 12 October 2013 you could expect solicitors delivering conveyancing in Greasby to continue to suggest a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.
Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Greasby. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.
Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Greasby
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The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. 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 supply a car parking plan.
I opted to have a survey carried out on a property in Greasby before instructing conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. My surveyor has said that some mortgage companies tend refuse to give a mortgage on such a premises.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different instructions from Nationwide. If you e-mail us we can check with the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Greasby. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Greasby to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.
I need to appoint a conveyancing solicitor for purchase conveyancing in Greasby. I have chance upon a site which looks to be the perfect solution If there is a chance to get all formalities done via phone that would be preferable. Do I need to be wary? What should out be looking out for?
As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?
All being well we will complete our sale of a £175,000 maisonette in Greasby next week. The management company has quoted £300 for Landlord’s certificate, insurance certificate and previous years service charge statements. Is the landlord entitled to charge an administration fee for a flat conveyance in Greasby?
Greasby conveyancing on leasehold flats often requires the buyer’s conveyancer sending questions for the landlord to address. Although the landlord is under no legal obligation to respond to such questions the majority will be content to assist. They are at liberty to levy a reasonable charge for responding to questions or supplying documentation. There is no upper cap for such fees. The average fee for the paperwork that you are referring to is over three hundred pounds, in some situations it is above £800. The administration charge levied by the landlord must be sent together with a synopsis of rights and obligations in respect of administration fees, without which the charge is technically not due. In reality one has little choice but to pay whatever is requested of you if you want to exchange contracts with the buyer.
Greasby Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Questions you should ask before buying
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The best form of lease structure is a share of the freehold. In this arrangement the tenants enjoy control and although a managing agent is usually retained where it is bigger than a house conversion, the managing agent retained by the leaseholders. What is the name of the managing agents? The answer will be helpful as a) areas may result in problems in the building as the communal areas may start to deteriorate where repairs are not paid for b) if the leaseholders have an issue with the managing agents you will want to have all the details