My Solicitor in Haddenham is not on the Clydesdale Conveyancing Panel. Is it possible for me to retain my family solicitor even though they are not on the Clydesdale panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?
The limited options available to you here include:
- Carry on with your existing Haddenham lawyers but Clydesdale will need to retain a conveyancer on their panel. This will inevitably rack up the total legal charges as well as cause frustration.
- Choose an alternative lawyer to to deal with the conveyancing, obviously checking they are on the Clydesdale panel
How can we tell if a Haddenham conveyancing solicitor on the Kent Reliance panel is any good?
When it comes to conveyancing in Haddenham obtaining recommendations is a sensible start. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one which is cheap as chips. We would always advocate that you speak with the lawyer conducting your conveyancing.
I'm at the point of viewing houses in Haddenham and I am now considering a potential offer. Should I already have a solicitor in place at this stage? I am planning to take a home loan with Skipton.
You should start obtaining conveyancing estimates from solicitors ASAP. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their contact information on to the EA. As you are getting a mortgage with Skipton, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Skipton conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.
After shopping around on the internet I have found a Haddenham lawyer having made sure that they are on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?
Clydesdale will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Clydesdale will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your solicitor will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your Haddenham postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Clydesdale, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in Haddenham.
A relative suggested that where I am purchasing in Haddenham I should ask my conveyancer to perform a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
A search of this type is usually quoted for as part of the standard Haddenham conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out significant information about Haddenham around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Haddenham Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding Haddenham.
My wife and I own a 4 bedroom Victorian property in Haddenham. Conveyancing lawyer represented me and Leeds Building Society. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw two entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold with the exact same property. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?
You should read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be 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 Haddenham and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they sell they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with lenders. You can also enquire as to the situation with the conveyancing practitioner who completed the work.
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At this site get a fixed fee costs illustration via a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that has a full understanding of the issues for your conveyancing in Haddenham. Unlike many estate agents and many comparison sites we are not in the business of charging firms a commission if you select them for your property ownership legalities in Haddenham
Completion is due on our sale of a £375,000 garden flat in Haddenham on Tuesday in a week. The management company has quoted £408 for Landlord’s certificate, building insurance schedule and previous years service charge statements. Is the landlord entitled to charge such fees for a leasehold conveyance in Haddenham?
Haddenham conveyancing on leasehold maisonettes often involves the purchaser’s solicitor sending enquiries for the landlord to answer. Although the landlord is not legally bound to address these enquiries most will be content to do so. They may invoice a reasonable charge for answering questions or supplying documentation. There is no set fee. The average fee for the information that you are referring to is £350, in some transactions it exceeds £800. The administration charge invoiced by the landlord must be sent together with a synopsis of rights and obligations in respect of administration charges, otherwise the invoice is technically not due. In reality one has little choice but to pay whatever is demanded should you wish to complete the sale of your home.
I purchased a basement flat in Haddenham, conveyancing formalities finalised 6 years ago. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Comparable properties in Haddenham with over 90 years remaining are worth £191,000. The ground rent is £55 charged once a year. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2078
With just 54 years left to run we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £31,400 and £36,200 as well as costs.
The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure without more detailed due diligence. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.