My family lawyer has given a fee estimate £1200 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Ponteland. I am hoping to sell a Edwardian property for £225,000. Are these estimated fees excessive? Is it above the norm for conveyancing in Ponteland?
The charges are a bit high. If you are content to spend time comparing costs you might get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by perhaps £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you mightcome to regret opting for an an untested lawyer. If is important to enquire the conveyancer can represent your bank. Do use our comparison tool to locate a Ponteland conveyancing firm on the lender’s member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Ponteland.
It is 10 years ago since I purchased my home in Ponteland. Conveyancing lawyers have just been retained on the sale but I can't find the deeds. Is this a major issue?
Don’t worry too much. Firstly there is a possibility that the deeds will be retained by your mortgage company or they could be in the possession of the lawyers who handled the purchase. Secondly the likelihood is that the land will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to prove you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers obtaining current official copies of the land registers. Most conveyancing in Ponteland involves registered property but in the rare situation where your home is unregistered it is more problematic but is not insurmountable.
Do the Building Society Association intend to launch a searchable register to to identify practices on the Loughborough BS conveyancing panel for instance in Ponteland?
We are not aware of any plans on the part of the BSA to develop such a tool.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Ponteland?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Ponteland. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
I decided to have a survey carried out on a property in Ponteland prior to retaining solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. The surveyor has said that some lenders will not grant a mortgage on such a house.
It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different instructions for example to Nationwide. If you call us we can look into this further via the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Ponteland. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Ponteland to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
I am a sole trader intending to take an assignment of a lease of an office on the high street. Can you recommend conveyancers offering no-move-no costs for commercial conveyancing in Ponteland for less than £2000?
We are happy to recommend firms who have well rounded knowledge of commercial conveyancing in Ponteland, including the disposal and acquisition of businesses as well as simply property. Whether you are intending to purchase or dispose of a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a complete business we can put you in touch with the right lawyer. As for the costs these will vary based on the structure and terms of the deal. Please provide us with your contact information or telephone us so that we can provide you with comprehensive commercial conveyancing calculation.