Would the conveyancing lawyers listed on your site carry out attended exchange conveyancing in Linton?
We do have a number of conveyancing experts who can conduct 24hr exchanges. Do contact us to get a conveyancing quote and details as to availability.
I just acquired a house at auction in Linton. Conveyancing is necessary. What are my next steps?
Having to all intents and purposes signed on the dotted line you must appoint a conveyancing solicitor as a matter of urgency as you now have a tight a drop dead date to complete the purchase. All auction property should have a bespoke legal set of papers. This will likely include evidence of title and search results. If you have purchased leasehold premises the conveyancing papers may provide a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing documentation pertinent to leasehold premises. You need to pass this on to the solicitor working for you ASAP. You also need to ensure that your finances are in place to complete the transaction on the set completion date.
Forgive me if this question is silly but I am new to the home moving as a first time purchaser of a garden flat in Linton. Do I receive the keys to the premises on completion from my solicitor? If this is the case, I will appoint a local conveyancing solicitor in Linton?
On the day of completion you do not need to go to the conveyancers office in Linton. Conveyancing lawyers for you will arrange to send the purchase money to the vendor’s solicitors, and once they have received this, you will be able to collect the keys from the selling Agents and start moving into the property. Usually this happens early afternoon.
I had an offer accepted on a property in Linton on 26/8/2025, valuation was booked 2 days later, received a clean bill of health. Conveyancer 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?
A lender would 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.
My friend suggested that where I am buying in Linton I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
A search of this type is usually included in the estimate for your Linton conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing important information about Linton around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data about Linton.
I used Wolstenholmes a few years past for my conveyancing in Linton. Now, I need my documents but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?
Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Linton of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Linton ahead of retaining solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. The surveyor has said that some banks may refuse to give a mortgage on such a premises.
It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different instructions for example to Halifax. Should you wish to call us we can check 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 Linton. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
Planning to complete next month on a studio apartment in Linton. Conveyancing solicitors assured me that they are sending me a report tomorrow. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?
The report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Linton should include some of the following:
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Are you allowed to have a pet in the flat? You should be told what is to be regarded as a Nuisance in the lease The physical ownership of the premises. This could be the apartment itself but may incorporate a attic or storage are if relevant. What remedies are open the freeholder should you have violated the provisions of the lease? You should know whether the lease allows you to change or upgrade anything in the premises- you should know whether any restrictions applies to all alterations or limited to structural alteration, and whether consent is mandated necessary
I bought a 1st floor flat in Linton, conveyancing formalities finalised January 2009. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Similar properties in Linton with an extended lease are worth £170,000. The ground rent is £50 levied per year. The lease finishes on 21st October 2103
With 78 years remaining on your lease we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £7,600 and £8,800 as well as costs.
The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to advice on the actual costs without more comprehensive due diligence. You should not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be other issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.