My previous conveyancer has quoted £995 for leasehold conveyancing in Radcliffe on Trent. I am selling a Georgian house for £150,000. Are these conveyancing fees excessive? Is it above the norm for conveyancing in Radcliffe on Trent?
The charges are a tad high. If you are happy to spend time contrasting costs you might get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by say £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you mightcome to regret choosing an an unknown solicitor. If is important to be sure the firm can also act for your bank. Do use our comparison tool to choose a Radcliffe on Trent conveyancing company on the lender’s member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Radcliffe on Trent.
Having sold my house in Radcliffe on Trent last March but the buyer keeps Skype messaging me to moan that their solicitor needs to hear from myconveyancer. What are the post completion sale formalities now that I have sold?
Following your house sale your conveyancer is duty bound to deliver the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. If applicable, your conveyancer must also confirm that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been paid off to the purchasers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion steps just for conveyancing in Radcliffe on Trent.
About to place an offer on a leasehold apartment in Radcliffe on Trent. The selling agents tell me that it is the norm for flats in Radcliffe on Trent to have less than 75 years remaining. I am taking out a mortgage with Tesco Bank. Is this going to be acceptable if the lease has Seventy One years remaining.
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. Tesco Bank have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 21/11/2025 the requirements read as follows :
I happen to be the single recipient of my late father’s will and I have everything in my name alone, including the my former home in Radcliffe on Trent. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in October. I plan to dispose of the house. I do know about the CML 6 month 'rule', meaning my property ownership could be regarded the same way as though I had purchased the house in October. Is the property unsalable for six months?
The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook instructs solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you could be impacted by that. How sensible a view lenders take of it, depend on the mortgage company as this obligation principally exists to capture the purchase and immediately sell or the wholesaling and assigning of properties.
When it comes to lenders such as Bank of Ireland, do Radcliffe on Trent conveyancing practitioners face a fee to be on the conveyancing panel?
We are unaware of any bank fees to be on their panel, although some do levy an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.
We have agreed to purchase a house in Radcliffe on Trent. A rare aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Skipton have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?
As your lender is Skipton your lawyer must follow the formal requirements contained in Part 2 of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Skipton. The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook includes minimum conditions for solar panel roof-space leases, and property lawyers are required to report to Skipton where a lease fails to satisfy these requirements. The specifications relate to the installation of panels on properties in England and Wales and is not restricted to Radcliffe on Trent.
I used Wolstenholmes a few years ago for my conveyancing in Radcliffe on Trent. I now require my file but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Radcliffe on Trent of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I am buying a new build flat in Radcliffe on Trent. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.
Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Radcliffe on Trent
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The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company?