My partner’s sister is a solicitor. I am hopeful that I will receive friends and family rates for conveyancing, but if not, what level of figure would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Huddersfield?
It’s wise to get multiple conveyancing estimates. Make use of our search tool on this site. You will notice that estimates may be different but the service one can expect differ between property lawyers as is the case with most professions.
Can your site be used to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Huddersfield even where I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for instance where I intend to buy a shop in Huddersfield with a mortgage from Norwich and Peterborough Building Society?
Our comparison service is predominantly used to locate residential conveyancing solicitors in Huddersfield but we have set out at the bottom of this page a few Huddersfield commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to make contact with the solicitors directly to see if they are also authorised to represent Norwich and Peterborough Building Society
Do the Building Society Association intend to launch a search tool with a view to to identify solicitors on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel for instance in Huddersfield?
We have not been informed any intention on the part of the BSA to promote such a search facility.
I am purchasing a 4 bedroom semi-detached house in Huddersfield. We would like to carry out an extension to the side at the property.Will legal work on the property include investigations to determine if these works are prohibited?
Your solicitor should check the deeds as conveyancing in Huddersfield will on occasion reveal restrictions in the title deeds which prevent categories of alterations or necessitated the consent of another owner. Many extensions require local authority planning permissions and approval in accordance building regulations. Certain locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or affect extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor prior to committing yourself to a purchase.
Completion of my purchase has taken place for my property in Huddersfield. Conveyancing was satisfactory but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about the lender. Who do I contact should I wish to lodge a complaint?
All banks and building societies have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Care Team at head office. We understand that complaints to a lender are resolved very quickly. If you feel the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service who will take matters further.
After much negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Huddersfield. My financial adviser recommended their conveyancers. I paid an on account payment of £200. Shortly after, the conveyancer called me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Kent Reliance panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
Over the last few months I have been searching for a ground for flat up to £235,500 and found one close by in Huddersfield I like with open areas and station nearby, however it only has 61 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Huddersfield in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a lease with such few years left?
Should you need a mortgage the remaining unexpired lease term will be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing owner has owned the premises for a minimum of 2 years you can request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer about this.
I bought a flat in Huddersfield last 26/7/2024 and to date it is still not recorded with HMLR. It is part of a development site and my lawyer told me that it can take over a year to register. I have called HM Land Registry directly and they say that the initial application was cancelled due to questions not being addressed in time. Do I need to be concerned?
It is your lawyer that you must turn to here in order to satisfy any issues which have been raised as part of the registration process for your Huddersfield property. Normal Huddersfield conveyancing practice includes an undertaking on the part of the vendor’s property lawyer that they will assist in resolving any requisition raised by HMLR so it may be a case of seeking to enforce that undertaking in some way.