I am buying a house without a mortgage in Pevensey. I have resided for the previous 15 years in Pevensey. Conveyancing searches are a lot of money. As I know the area and road intimately should I not bother getting the solicitor to do all the conveyancing searches?
If you not getting a home loan, then all but one or two of the Pevensey conveyancing searches are non-obligatory. Your conveyancer will ’encourage you, perhaps strongly, that you should have searches done, but she is duty bound to do this. One thing to bear in mind; if you are intend to dispose of the house at a future date, it will be of importance to your prospective purchaser what the searches determine. Sometimes houses with day to day issues can still throw up detrimental search results. A good conveyancing solicitor in Pevensey should provide you some practical guidance in this regard.
Can your site be used to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Pevensey even if I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for instance where I want to buy a shop in Pevensey with a mortgage from Virgin Money?
The service is primarily there to select residential conveyancing solicitors in Pevensey but we have set out at the bottom of this page some Pevensey commercial conveyancing firms. You should enquire with the firm directly to see if they are also authorised to represent Virgin Money
I have 7378 less than 75 years left on my lease and require a lease extension for my flat in Pevensey. Conveyancing solicitors on the Tesco Bank panel can deal with such extensions right?
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are obtaining a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Tesco Bank have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 24/5/2025 the requirements read as follows :
I used Wolstenholmes several years ago for my conveyancing in Pevensey. I now require my file but the law firm has closed. 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 Pevensey 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.
I am a sole trader looking to take over a lease of an office on the high street. Can you recommend conveyancers offering no-move-no costs for commercial conveyancing in Pevensey for below 2k?
We can recommend firms who have specialist knowledge of commercial conveyancing in Pevensey, including the sale and purchase of businesses as well as simply premises. If you are looking to purchase or sell a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a whole business we will find you the right firm. Regarding the costs these will vary based on the structure and complexity of the proposed transaction. Please provide us with your contact information or call so as to enable us to supply you with a detailed commercial conveyancing quote.
I am intending to rent out my leasehold flat in Pevensey. Conveyancing solicitor who did the purchase is retired - so can't ask her. Is permission from the freeholder required?
Even though your last Pevensey conveyancing lawyer is no longer around you can review your lease to see if it allows you to sublet the property. The accepted inference is that if the deeds are non-specific, subletting is allowed. There may be a precondition that you need to seek permission via your landlord or other appropriate person prior to subletting. This means that you cannot sublet in the absence of prior permission. The consent should not be unreasonably refused ore delayed. If the lease prohibits you from subletting the property you will need to ask your landlord if they are willing to waive this restriction.
Pevensey Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Queries Prior to Purchasing
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Are there any major works in the planning that could increase the service costs? The majority of Pevensey leasehold properties will have a service charge for the upkeep of the block set on behalf of the freeholder. Should you purchase the flat you will have to pay this liability, usually quarterly accross the year. This can be anything from two or three hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for large purpose-built buildings. There will also be a ground rent to be met annual, ordinarily this is not a large amount, say about £25-£75 but you need to enquire it because occasionally it could be prohibitively expensive. This information is important as a) areas can result in problems for the building as the communal areas may begin to deteriorate where repairs remain unpaid b) if the leaseholders have an issue with the running of the building you will want to have all the details