Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Oughtibridge. My lender is Platform
Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 30/12/2025, the requirements read as follows :
Completion of my remortgage has taken place for my property in Oughtibridge. Conveyancing was satisfactory but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about the lender. Who do I contact should I wish to lodge a complaint?
Almost all banks and building societies have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Services Team at head office. In most cases complaints to a lender are resolved effectively and efficiently. However if you are not satisfied that the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service with full details of your complaint.
I recently had an offer agreed on an apartment in Oughtibridge. My financial adviser suggested a solicitor. I paid an on account payment of £200. Soon after, the property lawyer called me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Barclays 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 Barclays 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.
Intending to buy a flat in Oughtibridge. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Skipton conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Oughtibridge conveyancing practitioner is on the Skipton conveyancing panel.
Over the last few months I have been searching for a leasehold apartment up to £235,500 and identified one near me in Oughtibridge I like with amenity areas and station in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 49 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Oughtibridge for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a short lease?
Should you need a home loan the shortness of the lease will likely be an issue. Discount the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing owner has owned the property for at least twenty four months you can request that they start the process of the extension and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer about this.
What does commercial conveyancing in Oughtibridge cover?
Oughtibridge conveyancing for business premises incorporates a wide array of services, offered by qualified solicitors, relating to business premises. For example, this area of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more commonly, the assignment of existing business tenancies or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial mortgages and the termination of tenancies.
I need to find a conveyancing solicitor for sale conveyancing in Oughtibridge. I happened to discover a web site which looks to be the perfect offering If there is a chance to get all this stuff completed via web that would be preferable. Do I need to be wary? What should out be looking out for?
As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?
I have just started marketing my garden apartment in Oughtibridge. Conveyancing has not commenced, however I have just received a quarterly maintenance charge invoice – Do I pay up?
It best that you discharge the maintenance contribution as normal as all rents and maintenance payments should be apportioned on completion, so you will be reimbursed by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.
Oughtibridge Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - A selection of Queries Prior to Purchasing
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The prefered form of lease structure is a share of the freehold. In this scenario the leaseholders enjoy control and even though a managing agent is usually retained where the building is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent employed by the leaseholders. Who manages the building? What is the length of the lease?