Can I use your services to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Leatherhead even if I’m not buying or selling a house, for instance if I want to buy an office in Leatherhead with a loan from Barclays ?
The service is predominantly utilised to locate residential conveyancing solicitors in Leatherhead but we have listed at the bottom of this page a few Leatherhead commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to enquire with the solicitors directly to see if they can also act for Barclays
I am assisting my sister sell her property in Leatherhead. Will the conveyancer arrange the EPC or it is for the seller to see to?
After the abolition of Home Information Packs, EPC’s was retained a required part of moving property. An energy assessment must be commissioned in advance of the property being put on the market. It is not a task that conveyancers normally organise. If you are using a Leatherhead conveyancing practitioner they may help arrange energy assessments given their contacts with reputable Leatherhead accredited person
is it true that all Leatherhead solicitor practices on the Barclays conveyancing panel are regulated by the SRA?
As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Barclays approved list of solicitors they would need to be overseen by the SRA. Many banks do permit licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such organisation would be regulated by the CLC.
My partner and I have organised a further advance on our home loan from UBS as we intend to carry out improvements to our property in Leatherhead. Are we obliged to appoint a high street Leatherhead solicitor on the UBS conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?
UBS would not normally appoint firms on their conveyancing panel to handle the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the UBS conveyancing panel.
Various online forums that I have come across warn that are a common reason for delay in Leatherhead house deals. Is this right?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released findings of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature within the top 10 causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Local searches are unlikely to be the root cause of holding up conveyancing in Leatherhead.
Me and my brother purchased a renovated Edwardian property in Leatherhead. Conveyancing solicitor acted for me and Barnsley Building Society. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are two entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold with the exact same address. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??
You should assess 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 proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Leatherhead and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also question the position with your conveyancing solicitor who conducted the work.
In scouring the web for the term cheap conveyancing in Leatherhead it reveals numerous property lawyerslocally. How do I determine which is the right conveyancing solicitor for my move?
The ideal way of seeking the right conveyancer is through a personal recommendation, so ask colleagues and family who have bought a property in Leatherhead or a reputable estate agent or financial adviser. Costs for conveyancing in Leatherhead differ, so it's a good idea to obtain at least three fee estimates from different property lawyers. Make sure that you know that the charges are assured not to to be inflated.
Having had my offer accepted I require leasehold conveyancing in Leatherhead. Before I get started I want to be sure as to the remaining lease term.
If the lease is registered - and most are in Leatherhead - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.
I acquired a studio flat in Leatherhead, conveyancing having been completed May 1998. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Equivalent properties in Leatherhead with an extended lease are worth £202,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £60 charged once a year. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2081
You have 57 years left to run we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £28,500 and £33,000 as well as plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.
The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs without more comprehensive investigations. You should not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other concerns that need to be taken into account 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 getting professional advice.