Our family lawyer has quoted £995 for leasehold conveyancing in Greystones. I’m looking to sell a purpose built detached home for £250,000. Are these estimated fees excessive? Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Greystones?
The costs illustration is slightly on the high side. Where you are happy to expend time contrasting quotes you could shave off some of the expense by say £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you couldlive to rue opting for an an unknown lawyer. If is important to check that the conveyancer can represent your lender. Do make use of our comparison tool to locate a Greystones conveyancing company on the lender’s member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Greystones.
I have 71 years unexpired on my lease and need a lease extension for my apartment in Greystones. 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 securing 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 30/8/2025 the requirements read as follows :
Me and my partner are buying a house in Greystones. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a solicitor? At some point we will need to put funds into their account. What protection do 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.
I had a mortgage agreed in principle with Skipton. Greystones conveyancing practitioners are instructed. How long does it take for Skipton to issue the offer to the lawyer?
Some lenders take longer than others. Have Skipton conducted the valuation? Have you informed Skipton as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Skipton conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.
I have paid off my mortgage with Barclays. I assume I don't need a Greystones property lawyer on the Barclays panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.
If you have finished paying off your Barclays mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Barclays mortgage from the register. Barclays, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
- but are not moving to another property
- where Barclays has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- Barclays has instructed the Land Registry to do so
My wife and I purchased a terraced Georgian property in Greystones. Conveyancing lawyer acted for me and National Westminster Bank. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw a couple of entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold under the exact same property. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?
You should read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Greystones and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also question the position with the conveyancing lawyer who carried out the work.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on two weeks back in what should have been a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Greystones is the location of the property. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Greystones are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Greystones you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Greystones may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.
I have recently realised that I have 72 years unexpired on my lease in Greystones. I now want to extend my lease but my landlord is absent. What are my options?
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 enable the lease to be lengthened by the Court. You will be obliged to prove that you or your lawyers have done all that could be expected to track down the freeholder. In some cases an enquiry agent would be helpful to carry out a search and to produce a report which can be accepted by the court as proof that the freeholder is indeed missing. It is wise to seek advice from a property lawyer both on investigating the landlord’s absence and the application to the County Court covering Greystones.
I inherited a leasehold flat in Greystones, conveyancing was carried out January 2000. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Equivalent flats in Greystones with a long lease are worth £165,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 invoiced annually. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2102
With just 77 years remaining on your lease we estimate the price of your lease extension to span between £7,600 and £8,800 plus costs.
The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to supply the actual costs without more detailed investigations. You should not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other issues that need to be considered and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action based on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.