My friend's mother is a property lawyer. I am hopeful that I will receive mate’s pricing for conveyancing, but if not, what kind of figure should I be expecting for conveyancing in Inkberrow?
Do compare pricing. Do use our comparison tool on this page. Whilst prices do vary but service levels do are distinct between property lawyers as is the case with the vast majority of professional services.
Have just purchased a repossessed house at auction in Inkberrow. Conveyancing is needed. What is next?
Having legally committed yourself to purchase you must appoint a conveyancing solicitor soon as you are faced with a pending a drop dead date to complete the conveyancing. Every auction property will have a bespoke legal pack. This will include evidence of title and search results. Where you are dealing with leasehold property the auction papers may provide a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing paperwork specific to leasehold premises. You should hand this to the solicitor working for you at the earliest opportunity. Do make sure that you have funds in order to complete the transaction on the set completion date.
I have been told by my lawyer that lack of building regulations insurance is required on my purchase. What is the typical level of cover needed for conveyancing in Inkberrow?
The right level of lack of building regulations indemnity insurance should be dictated by who who your lender is. It would differ for example between Lloyds TSB Bank and The Royal Bank of Scotland. Conveyancing practitioners as opposed to borrowers take out such insurances.
I had an offer accepted on a house in Inkberrow on 8/7/2025, valuation was booked 2 days after, received a clean bill of health. Property lawyer retained, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Yorkshire BS and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Yorkshire BS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
Various internet forums that I have visited warn that are the primary cause of stalling in Inkberrow house deals. Is this right?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published conclusions of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure within the common causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Searches are unlikely to feature in any delay in conveyancing in Inkberrow.
Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Inkberrow in advance of appointing conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the property. Our surveyor has said that some lenders will not grant a loan on a flying freehold home.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different instructions for example to Halifax. If you call us we can investigate further via the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Inkberrow. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Inkberrow especially if they are accustomed to such properties in Inkberrow.
My partner has suggested that I use his conveyancers in Inkberrow. Should I use them?
No doubt the best way to choose a conveyancing lawyer is to have guidance from friends or family who have actually used the firm that you are contemplating using.
I work for a busy estate agency in Inkberrow where we have witnessed a number of flat sales put at risk due to leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have been given contradictory information from local Inkberrow conveyancing solicitors. Please can you clarify whether the owner of a flat can commence the lease extension formalities for the purchaser on completion of the sale?
Provided that the seller has owned the lease for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to kick-start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the proposed purchaser need not have to wait 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed before, or at the same time as completion of the disposal of the property.
Alternatively, it may be possible to extend the lease informally by agreement with the landlord either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the buyer.
Leasehold Conveyancing in Inkberrow - A selection of Queries before buying
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Who manages the block? Does the lease have onerous restrictions? What is the yearly maintenance fee and ground rent?