Do all mortgage companies provide you with an approved list of Great Shelford conveyancing solicitors? How do you know who is on the Nottingham conveyancing panel?
Great Shelford conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Nottingham conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Nottingham directly.
I have Fifty Six years left on my lease and need a lease extension for my flat in Great Shelford. Conveyancing solicitors on the Accord Mortgages panel can deal with such extensions correct?
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are getting a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Accord Mortgages have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 7/5/2026 the requirements read as follows :
A friend suggested that where I am buying in Great Shelford I should 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 included in the estimate for your Great Shelford conveyancing searches. It is not a small report of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing significant information about Great Shelford around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Great Shelford Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding Great Shelford.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Great Shelford?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Great Shelford. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
Having checked my lease I have discovered that there are only Seventy years left on my flat in Great Shelford. 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 submit an application to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be extended by the magistrate. However, you will be required to prove that you or your lawyers have made all reasonable attempts to locate the freeholder. For most situations an enquiry agent may be useful to conduct investigations and prepare a report to be accepted by the court as evidence that the landlord can not be located. It is wise to seek advice from a solicitor in relation to proving the landlord’s absence and the vesting order request to the County Court covering Great Shelford.
I purchased a studio flat in Great Shelford, conveyancing formalities finalised September 1998. 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 Great Shelford with a long lease are worth £190,000. The ground rent is £45 per annum. The lease terminates on 21st October 2088
You have 62 years left to run we estimate the price of your lease extension to range between £17,100 and £19,800 as well as professional fees.
The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to provide a more accurate figure without more comprehensive due diligence. You should not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be additional issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward placing reliance on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.
My mother purchased her house in Great Shelford in 2006. She has been married, widowed and has recently married again. She wishes to sell the house next spring. I believe she will simply be asked to provide a copy of her marriage certificates to the conveyancing practitioner however she is anxious it could hold up the sale of the property. Is it worth updating the Land Registry details for the house?
The is no need to bring up to date the register on the basis that you have the proof required to demonstrate how the change of name has come about.
Any buyer’s conveyancing practitioner will check the title entries and require evidence by way of proof of the name change e.g. marriage documentation.