Can I use your services to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Longfield even where I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for instance if I intend to buy a shop in Longfield with a mortgage from Britannia?
Our comparison service is predominantly there to help choose domestic conveyancing solicitors in Longfield but we have set out at the bottom of this page some Longfield commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to speak with the firm directly to see if they can also act for Britannia
My father informed me that in purchasing a property in Longfield there could be various restrictions as to what one can do in terms of external changes to the property. Is this right?
We are aware of a number of properties in Longfield which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to external variations. Part of the conveyancing in Longfield should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
My wife and I have arranged a further advance on our mortgage from Nationwide as we wish to carry out a loft conversion to our property in Longfield. Are we obliged to choose a local Longfield solicitor on the Nationwide conveyancing panel to deal with the paperwork?
Nationwide do not ordinarily require a member of their conveyancing panel to deal with such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Nationwide list.
We have agreed to purchase a house in Longfield. An unusual aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. UBS have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?
As you are obtaining a mortgage with UBS your lawyer must comply with the conveyancing instructions outlined in Section 2 of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for UBS. The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook stipulates minimum requirements for solar panel roof-space leases, and property lawyers are required to report to UBS where a lease does not satisfy these requirements. The specifications relate to the installation of panels on properties nationwide and is not limited to Longfield.
I used Action Conveyancing several years ago for my conveyancing in Longfield. I now require my papers however the law firm has closed. What do I do?
Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Longfield of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Longfield. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.
Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Longfield
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Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease.
Our conveyancer has advised that he intends to complete and exchange simultaneously on the disposal of our £450,000 maisonette in Longfield next Tuesday. The managing agents has quoted £420 for Certificate of Compliance, building insurance schedule and previous years service charge statements. Is the landlord entitled to charge an administration fee for a flat conveyance in Longfield?
Longfield conveyancing on leasehold maisonettes often involves the purchaser’s lawyer submitting questions for the landlord to answer. Although the landlord is not legally bound to respond to these enquiries most will be willing to assist. They are entitled to levy a reasonable administration fee for responding to questions or supplying documentation. There is no set fee. The average costs for the information that you are referring to is over three hundred pounds, in some transactions it is in excess of £800. The management information fee levied by the landlord must be sent together with a summary of rights and obligations in relation to administration fees, otherwise the charge is technically not due. Reality however dictates that one has no option but to pay whatever is requested of you if you want to complete the sale of your home.
I am the registered owner of a split level flat in Longfield, conveyancing having been completed October 1999. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Equivalent properties in Longfield with over 90 years remaining are worth £175,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £65 charged once a year. The lease ceases on 21st October 2083
With 58 years left to run we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £23,800 and £27,400 plus plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.
The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to supply a more accurate figure without more comprehensive investigations. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional concerns that need to be taken into account and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action based on this information without first getting professional advice.
We are in the midst of a leasehold sale of a flat in Longfield. Conveyancing is fine but we have been asked to pay an extortionate amount by the freeholder. So far we have issued a cheque for £275 for a leasehold management information and then another £117.20 for supplemental queries raised by the buyers property lawyer.
Your property lawyer will not have any control over the level of the bill for this information but the average fee for the information for Longfield leasehold property is £380. For Longfield conveyancing transactions it is customary for the vendor to cover the charges. The freeholder or their agents are not duty bound to address such questions most will agree to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. There is no statutory time limit by which they are obliged to supply the information.