It is a dozen years since I bought my house in Leighton Buzzard. Conveyancing lawyers have now been retained on the sale but I can't locate my title documents. Will this jeopardise the sale?
Don’t worry too much. Firstly the deeds may be kept by your mortgage company or they may be in the possession of the solicitor who acted in the purchase. Secondly in most cases the property will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to prove you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers acquiring current official copies of the land registers. Nearly all conveyancing in Leighton Buzzard relates to registered property but in the unlikely event that your property is unregistered it is more problematic but is not insurmountable.
In looking at mumsnet.com for a conveyancing solicitor in Leighton Buzzard, many post that I must instruct a CQS kitemarked lawyer. Can you explain what CQS is?
The Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme is the recognised kitemark for legal experts in home moving process, trusted by some of the UK's leading mortgage companies. Four years ago the Conveyancing Quality Scheme was officially recognised by the Building Societies Association (BSA). The scheme does not cover licenced conveyancers. Leighton Buzzard is one of the many areas of the UK where there are CQS lawyers.
I have recentlybeen informed that Arc property Solicitors have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Leighton Buzzard for a purchase of a freehold house 10 months ago. How can I check that the property is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?
The easiest way to check if the premises is in your name, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Leighton Buzzard conveyancing specialists.
I am looking for a flat up to £305k and identified one round the corner in Leighton Buzzard I like with open areas and station nearby, however it only has 51 years on the lease. There is not much else in Leighton Buzzard suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a short lease?
Should you need a mortgage that many years may be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the price by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the property for at least twenty four months you can request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor about this matter.
My business partner and I are planning to take over a lease of an office on a shopping parade. Can you recommend solicitors offering fixed fees for non-domestic conveyancing in Leighton Buzzard for under £2000?
We are happy to recommend firms who host a wealth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Leighton Buzzard, including the sale and purchase of businesses as well as simply premises. If you are hoping to purchase or lease a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a complete business we will put you in touch with the right solicitor. As for the costs these will vary based on the structure and heads of terms of the deal. Let us have your details or phone so as to enable us to provide you with comprehensive commercial conveyancing quote.
Is it true that a Leighton Buzzard conveyancing solicitor has court proceedings brought against them by a client for not carrying out the right conveyancing searches?
Our attention has not be brought to such a Leighton Buzzard conveyancing matter but it has been reported that, clients buying a home elsewhere in England successfully sued their conveyancing practitioner due to development plans to erect a wind farm failing to be identified in conveyancing searches.
Where you are purchasing in Leighton Buzzard It is critical that your lawyer purchase all Leighton Buzzard conveyancing searches needed making sure that you have relevant and up to date information before acquiring a property.