The mortgage offer from NatWest for the refinancing of my 4 room maisonette is to be issued imminently. Could you propose a cheap conveyancing lawyer in Huddersfield?
You have arrived at the wrong place to search for a cheap conveyancing solicitors in Huddersfield. Our aim is to provide excellent value conveyancing but we do not advertise as being the cheapest. Do not be seduced by brokers offering the bait of £100 conveyancing in Huddersfield. Optimistically, in choosing a lawyer for low cost conveyancing, you will get your money’s worth and at worst it will result in you spending a lot in additional fees and still not end up with the service required.
Can I use your services to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Huddersfield even if I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for instance where I want to buy an office in Huddersfield with a mortgage from Godiva Mortgages Ltd?
The service is primarily utilised to find residential conveyancing solicitors in Huddersfield but we have set out at the bottom of this page some Huddersfield commercial conveyancing firms. You should enquire with the firm directly to check if they are also authorised to represent Godiva Mortgages Ltd
About to place an offer on a leasehold property in Huddersfield. The selling agents advise that it is the norm for flats in Huddersfield to have less than 75 years left on the lease. I am obtaining a loan with Accord Mortgages. Will the property be mortgageable given that the lease has Seventy One years to go.
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 11/4/2025 the requirements read as follows :
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my property can not be found. The lawyers who handled the conveyancing in Huddersfield 5 years ago are no longer around. What are my next steps?
As long as the title is registered the details of your proprietorship will be recorded by the Land Registry with a Title Number. It is possible to execute a search at the Land Registry, locate your house and secure current copies of the Registered Entries for a small fee. Where the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will in most cases retain a file duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be obtained for £20 inclusive of VAT.
Hoping to buy a property located in Huddersfield and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Huddersfield. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Huddersfield area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Huddersfield. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found
I own a leasehold flat in Huddersfield. Conveyancing and Birmingham Midshires mortgage went though with no issue. A letter has just been received from someone saying they have taken over the freehold. Attached was a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1995. The conveyancing solicitor in Huddersfield who acted for me is not around. Do I pay?
First contact the Land Registry to make sure that the individual claiming to own the freehold is indeed the new freeholder. There is no need to instruct a Huddersfield conveyancing practitioner to do this as it can be done on-line for less than a fiver. Rest assured that in any event, even if this is the legitimate freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.
I purchased a garden flat in Huddersfield, conveyancing formalities finalised 5 years ago. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Corresponding flats in Huddersfield with a long lease are worth £206,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 per annum. The lease ceases on 21st October 2091
With only 66 years remaining on your lease we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £11,400 and £13,200 plus legals.
The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to provide a more accurate figure without more detailed investigations. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional concerns that need to be considered and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.