Having sold my house in Mansfield last May but the buyer keeps whats apping every few hours to moan that her solicitor needs to hear from mysolicitor. What are the post completion sale legalities following completion?
Post completion of your house sale your solicitor is obliged to deliver the transfer documentation and all additional paperwork to the purchaser's solicitors. If applicable, your lawyer must also evidence that the mortgage has been repaid to the buyers solicitors. There are no post completion steps unique to conveyancing in Mansfield.
I have a mortgage with Virgin Money for my property in Mansfield. Conveyancing was finalised months ago. If I am intending to rent out my property and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a BTL mortgage or inform Virgin Money?
Virgin Money must be informed of your intention before letting out your property as this is likely to be a breach of Virgin Money’s mortgage conditions. In many cases banks or building societies will permit you to let out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Virgin Money directly. You need not do this via a Virgin Money conveyancing panel firm.
I recently had an offer agreed on an apartment in Mansfield. My mortgage broker suggested a solicitor. I paid an on account payment of £200. Soon after, the property lawyer contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Yorkshire BS panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
I had an offer accepted on a property in Mansfield on 6/11/2025, valuation was booked five days later, received a clean bill of health. Solicitor appointed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to UBS and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the UBS conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for UBS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the UBS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I am buying a new build apartment in Mansfield. Conveyancing is necessary evil 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 conveyancing.
Here are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Mansfield
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Please supply a car parking plan. The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal.
In what way does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my commercial property in Mansfield and how can your lawyers assist?
The 1954 Act gives protection to business tenants, granting the legal entitlement to apply to court for a continuation of occupancy at the end of an expired lease. There are certain specified grounds that a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are involved. We are happy to direct you to commercial conveyancing solicitors who use the act to your advantage and help with commercial conveyancing in Mansfield
There are only 72 years left on my flat in Mansfield. I need to extend my lease but my landlord is missing. What options are available to me?
If you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be granted an extra 90 years by the Court. You will be obliged to demonstrate that you or your lawyers have done all that could be expected to locate the landlord. In some cases an enquiry agent should be helpful to try and locate and to produce a report to be accepted by the court as evidence that the freeholder can not be located. It is advisable to get professional help from a conveyancer both on proving the landlord’s absence and the application to the County Court covering Mansfield.
I purchased a 1st floor flat in Mansfield, conveyancing formalities finalised 9 years ago. Can you let me have an estimate of the premium that my landlord can legally expect in return for granting a renewal of my lease? Comparable properties in Mansfield with an extended lease are worth £195,000. The ground rent is £45 invoiced annually. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2089
You have 64 years left to run the likely cost is going to be between £14,300 and £16,400 plus professional fees.
The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to supply the actual costs in the absence of comprehensive investigations. You should not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be additional concerns 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 placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.
My sister purchased her house in Mansfield in 2005. She has since got married, widowed and has recently married again. She now wishes to dispose of the Mansfield property. I believe she will simply be need to supply copies of the marriage certificates to the property lawyer but she is anxious it could frustrate the house move. Is it worth updating the title documents for the house?
It is not absolutely necessary to bring up to date the register providing you have the evidence required to show how the name change resulted.
The buyer’s solicitor will examine the title entries and require evidence to prove the change of name for example marriage certificates.