My previous lawyer has sent a quote for £1400 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Lindfield. I’m looking to sell a newly refurbished detached home for £175,000. This sounds expensive. Is it above the average fee for conveyancing in Lindfield?
The costs illustration is fractionally on the expensive side. Where you are content to spend time contrasting costs you might get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by perhaps £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you maylive to regret choosing an an unknown conveyancer. Remember to ensure that the conveyancer can represent your bank. Do employ our comparison tool to find a Lindfield conveyancing practice on the lender’s conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Lindfield.
If you had a top tip for selecting a conveyancing solicitor in Lindfield what would it be?
We would encourage you not to go for the lowest Lindfield conveyancing quote. You really do get what you pay for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.
I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Skipton. I assume I don't need a Lindfield conveyancing practitioner on the Skipton panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.
If you have finished paying off your Skipton mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Skipton mortgage from the register. Skipton, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
- but are not moving to another property
- where Skipton has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- Skipton has instructed the Land Registry to do so
I am due to exchange contracts on my apartment. I had a double glazing fitted in August 2010, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s lender, TSB are being a right pain. The Lindfield solicitor who is on the TSB conveyancing panel is saying indemnity insurance will be fine but TSB are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do TSB have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that TSB have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why TSB 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.
I have todaybeen informed that Action Conveyancing have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Lindfield for a purchase of a freehold house 18 months ago. How can I establish that my home is in my name in the name of the previous owner?
The easiest method to see if the property is registered to you, you can make 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 Lindfield conveyancing specialists.
How does conveyancing in Lindfield differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build premises in Lindfield contact us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is completed. This is because house builders in Lindfield tend to acquire the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Lindfield or who has acted in the same development.
Is it best to go with a Lindfield conveyancing practitioner based in the area that I am purchasing? I have an old university friend who can deal with the legal formalities however her office is a couple of hundredmiles away.
The benefit of a local Lindfield conveyancing practice is that you can pop in to sign paperwork, present your ID and pester them if necessary. Having local Lindfield know how is a bonus. That being said nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If if people you trust used your friend and in the main were impressed that must surpass using an unknown Lindfield conveyancing lawyer just because they are Lindfield based.
My wife and I purchased a leasehold flat in Lindfield. Conveyancing and The Royal Bank of Scotland mortgage went though with no issue. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the freehold. It included a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1991. The conveyancing solicitor in Lindfield who acted for me is not around. Do I pay?
First make enquiries of HMLR to be sure that this person is in fact the new freeholder. It is not necessary to incur the fees of a Lindfield conveyancing firm to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for a few pound. You should note 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.
Lindfield Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Queries Prior to Purchasing
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Can you inform me if there are any major works in the planning that will add a premium to the service charges? Plenty Lindfield leasehold apartments will incur a service bill for maintenance of the block invoiced on behalf of the landlord. If you acquire the flat you will have to meet this amount, usually periodically accross the year. This may differ from several hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for buildings with lifts and large common areas. In all likelihood there will be a rentcharge to be met yearly, normally this is not a significant figure, say about £25-£75 but you need to check as sometimes it can be surprisingly expensive. How much is the ground rent and service charge?