I have 71 years remaining on my lease and require a lease extension for my flat in Priorslee. Conveyancing solicitors on the Virgin panel can deal with such extensions right?
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are getting a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Virgin have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 4/5/2025 the requirements read as follows :
Can you point me to a directory of Kent Reliance panel solicitors in Priorslee on the Building Society Association’s Website?
No. There is no such directory service on the CML or Building Society Association websites. Very few lenders make their panel listings available online. Where you are seeking to appoint a Priorslee conveyancer on the Kent Reliance please use our tool.
I recently had an offer agreed on an apartment in Priorslee. My financial adviser pressured me to appoint their conveyancing practitioner. I paid an on account payment of £150. Shortly after, the solicitor called me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Nottingham 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 Nottingham 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.
Having digested plenty of mortgage guides, I note that it is considered advisable to get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my local Priorslee solicitor - who is on the Nottingham conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. Is that normal?
Nottingham will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Nottingham will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your conveyancer will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your Priorslee postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Nottingham, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in Priorslee.
We are selling our property in Priorslee and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being built on contaminated land. Any local lawyer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the purchasers instructed a nationwide conveyancing practice as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Priorslee. Having lived in Priorslee for 5 years we know of no issue. Should we contact our local Authority to seek clarification need.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing solicitor already. What do they say? You must check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same illness)
I am looking for a ground for flat up to £245,000 and found one round the corner in Priorslee I like with a park and station nearby, the downside is that it's only got 52 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Priorslee for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a lease with such few years left?
If you require a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term will be an issue. Discount the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you can ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor about this.
Hoping to buy a property located in Priorslee and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Priorslee. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Priorslee area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Priorslee. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found
As co-executor for the estate of my aunt I am selling a residence in Monmouth but reside in Priorslee. My lawyer (approximately 260 kilometers awayhas requested that I sign a stat dec before completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Priorslee to witness this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you are not likely to need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are based in Priorslee