My grandmother passed away 10 months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the house in Romsey. The house had a relatively small loan remaining of approximately £8000. I want to have the title changed into my name whilst I re-mortgage to UBS, pay off the mortgage. Is this possible?
Given you intend to re-mortgage then UBS will insist on your using a conveyancer on the UBS conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your UBS conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the UBS mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
Should commercial conveyancing searches reveal proposed roadworks that may impact a commercial site in Romsey?
Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Romsey will execute a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers expend in looking into accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Romsey. The report provides definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Romsey.
For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Romsey it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately could cause delays to Romsey commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not conducted for residential conveyancing in Romsey.
My company is intending to lease a unit on a shopping parade. Can you recommend solicitors offering fixed costs for commercial conveyancing in Romsey for below £2000?
We can recommend firms who host a wealth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Romsey, including the sale and acquisition of businesses as well as simply premises. Whether you are intending to purchase or sell a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a complete business we can put you in touch with the right lawyer. Regarding the costs these will vary based on the structure and terms of the proposed transaction. Let us have your details or email so as to enable us to provide you with a fixed commercial conveyancing quote.
Is it best to use a Romsey conveyancing practitioner who is local to the property I am hoping to buy? I have an old university friend who can handle the legal work however they are based 300miles away.
The primary upside of using a high street Romsey conveyancing practice is that you can drop in to execute documents, deliver your identification documents and pester them where appropriate. They will also have local insight which is a plus. That being said it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If if people you trust used your friend and they were happy that must outweigh using an unknown Romsey conveyancing lawyer just because they are local.
I have just appointed agents to market my garden apartment in Romsey. Conveyancing has not commenced, however I have just received a quarterly service charge demand – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?
The sensible thing to do is pay the maintenance contribution as normal given that all ground rent and service payments should be apportioned on completion, so you will be reimbursed by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most managing agents 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. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.
I invested in buying a ground floor flat in Romsey, conveyancing was carried out 6 years ago. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Comparable flats in Romsey with a long lease are worth £180,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £65 invoiced annually. The lease terminates on 21st October 2084
With 58 years left to run we estimate the price of your lease extension to span between £21,900 and £25,200 plus professional fees.
The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs in the absence of comprehensive investigations. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be additional issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.
We yesterday become aware that one of the directors of the firm acting on the purchase conveyancing in Romsey is a relative of the vendor. Is this allowed?
Provided no conflict arises this is permitted. If you are obtaining mortgage finance then the lender may have a say as many lenders have specific requirements on this. For example for Bradford & Bingley as of 30/10/2026, the requirements read as follows :