It is 10 years ago since I bought my property in Leegomery. Conveyancing lawyers have now been retained on the sale but I am unable to locate my title documents. Is this a problem?
You need not be too concerned. Firstly there is a chance that the deeds will be retained by the mortgage company or they could still be with the conveyancers who oversaw your purchase. Secondly in all probability the property will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to prove you own the property by your conveyancing solicitors acquiring up to date copy of the land registers. Almost all conveyancing in Leegomery involves registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is unregistered it is more of a problem but is resolvable.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Leegomery. My lender is Nationwide Building Society
Nationwide Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 30/5/2025, the requirements read as follows :
I am assisting my aunt sell her flat in Leegomery. Does the conveyancer order an energy performance certificate or it is for me to coordinate?
After the demise of HIPs, energy performance certificates became a mandatory element of selling a property. An energy assessment needs to be commissioned before the property is marketed. This is not something that conveyancers ordinarily arrange. If you are instructing a Leegomery conveyancing lawyer they might be willing to arrange energy assessments due to their relationships with long established Leegomery providers
Forgive me if this question is silly but I am unseasoned as a first time buyer of a two bedroom flat in Leegomery. Do I pick up the keys to the property on the completion date from my conveyancer? If so, I will use a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Leegomery?
There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will transfer the purchase money to the seller's lawyers, and once they have received this, you will be called to collect the keys from the selling Agents and start moving into the property. Usually this happens between 1 and 3pm.
I am due to exchange contracts on my apartment. I had a double glazing fitted in July 2007, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My buyer's mortgage company, Yorkshire BS are being pedantic. The Leegomery solicitor who is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel is recommending indemnity insurance as a solution but Yorkshire BS are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do Yorkshire BS have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Yorkshire BS have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Yorkshire BS may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.
We're first time buyers - agreed a price, but the property agent has warned us that the owners will only issue a contract if we instruct the agent's recommended lawyers as they need a ‘quick sale’. My instinct tells me that we should use a local solicitor accustomed to conveyancing in Leegomery
It is highly unlikely the sellers are behind this. If they desire ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a serious buyer is counter productive. Speak to the owners direct and make the point that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you do not need to sell (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you intend to use your preferred Leegomery conveyancing firm - not the ones that will earn their negotiator at the agency a introducer fee or hit his conveyancing thresholds demanded by senior management.
There are only Sixty One years left on my lease in Leegomery. I need to extend my lease but my landlord is absent. What should I do?
On the basis that you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be lengthened by the Court. You will be obliged to prove that you have made all reasonable attempts to track down the freeholder. For most situations a specialist would be helpful to carry out a search and to produce a report to be accepted by the court as evidence that the landlord is indeed missing. It is advisable to get professional help from a solicitor both on proving the landlord’s absence and the vesting order request to the County Court covering Leegomery.
Leegomery Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Examples of Questions you should consider before Purchasing
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For most Leegomery leaseholds the outlay for major works are not wrapped into the service charges, although some managing agents in Leegomery require tenants to pay into a sinking fund created for the specific purpose of establishing a fund for major works. Who are the managing agents? Does the lease have onerous restrictions?
I am planning to acquire a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in Leegomery who is on the mortgage company approved panel. Can you recommend a Leegomery or local Leegomery conveyancing firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for the lender who conduct conveyancing in Leegomery. We dont recommend any particular firm.