How do I search for the right lawyer to provide a quality service for our conveyancing in Mapperley?
Option 1 is to ask your friends and family who they would recommend.
Second, search the web for conveyancing in Mapperley. Ring two or three listed and request that they send you their conveyancing charges and discuss your needs with the solicitor who will conduct your conveyancing in advance ofcommitting.
Third is to use this site to help you find the right lawyers for you based on your unique requirements including location,speed, complications and who the proposed lender is. Avoid the trap of appointing £100 conveyancing in Mapperley
I have Fifty Six years left on my lease and require a lease extension for my flat in Mapperley. Conveyancing solicitors on the Chelsea Building Society panel can deal with such extensions correct?
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are securing a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Chelsea Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 30/9/2025 the requirements read as follows :
My colleague suggested that where I am purchasing in Mapperley I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
A search of this type is usually quoted for as part of the standard Mapperley conveyancing searches. It is a large report of about 40 pages, listing and setting out significant information about Mapperley around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Mapperley Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data concerning Mapperley.
I'm purchasing a new build house in Mapperley benefiting from help to buy. The builders would not budge the price so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The property agent suggested that I not disclose to my solicitor about the extras as it may adversely affect my mortgage with Skipton Building Society. Should I keep quiet?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
Is it simple use the search facility to get a costs illustration from a conveyancing solicitor in Mapperley on the panel for my mortgage?
1st pick a lender such as Lloyds TSB Bank, Leeds Building Society or TSB then choose your location such as Mapperley. Conveyancing practices in Mapperley and nationally should be listed.
I am a negotiator for a long established estate agent office in Mapperley where we see a few leasehold sales put at risk due to short leases. I have received contradictory information from local Mapperley conveyancing firms. Can you shed some light as to whether the vendor of a flat can initiate the lease extension formalities for the buyer?
Provided that the seller has owned the lease for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the proposed purchaser can avoid having to wait 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment has to be done prior to, or simultaneously with completion of the sale.
Alternatively, it may be possible to agree the lease extension with the freeholder either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the buyer.
I own a split level flat in Mapperley, conveyancing formalities finalised half a dozen 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? Equivalent properties in Mapperley with a long lease are worth £222,000. The ground rent is £50 charged once a year. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2095
With only 70 years remaining on your lease the likely cost is going to be between £9,500 and £11,000 plus legals.
The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs without more detailed investigations. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt other issues that need to be considered and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.