My previous conveyancer has quoted £995 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Rottingdean. I am selling a modern property for £225,000. Are these conveyancing fees excessive? Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Rottingdean?
The charges are a bit high. If you shop around you could trim some of the expense by perhaps £125. On the other hand, you couldlive to regret choosing an a cheaper solicitor. Remember to enquire that the firm can also act for your mortgage company. Do make use of our comparison tool to get a quote a Rottingdean conveyancing company on the banks member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Rottingdean.
It is 10 years ago since I purchased my house in Rottingdean. Conveyancing lawyers have now been instructed on the sale but I can't find the title documents. Is this a major issue?
Don’t worry too much. First the deeds may be with the lender or they may be in the possession of the lawyers who oversaw the purchase. Secondly the likelihood is that the land will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to prove you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers procuring up to date copy of the land registers. Almost all conveyancing in Rottingdean relates to registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is unregistered it adds to the complexity but is resolvable.
My friend advised me that if I am buying in Rottingdean I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
A search of this type is occasionally quoted for as part of the standard Rottingdean conveyancing searches. It is a large document of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing significant information about Rottingdean around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding Rottingdean.
I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £305k and identified one close by in Rottingdean I like with a park and station in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 52 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Rottingdean in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a lease with such few years left?
If you need a mortgage that many years will likely be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current owner has owned the premises for at least 2 years you could ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer about this.
Is it possible to transfer to a new firm as I have to find one who is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing list. I instructed a high street conveyancing solicitor in Rottingdean five minutes from me but the firm is not accepted by Bank of Ireland
We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Rottingdean on the Bank of Ireland panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we list do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are fully regulated by the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Rottingdean. In making use of the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this website, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Rottingdean.
In my capacity as executor for the will of my father I am disposing of a residence in Newport but reside in Rottingdean. My conveyancer (who is 300 miles awayneeds me to sign a statutory declaration before completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Rottingdean who can attest this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you should not need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Rottingdean based