Can your site be used to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Shrivenham even if I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for instance where I wish to buy an office in Shrivenham with a mortgage from Clydesdale?
Our comparison service is primarily utilised to select residential conveyancing solicitors in Shrivenham but we have set out towards the bottom of this page a selection of Shrivenham commercial conveyancing firms. You should speak with the solicitors directly to establish if they can also act for Clydesdale
I am about to put a bid on a leasehold property in Shrivenham. The property agents advise that it is usual for flats in Shrivenham to have less than 75 years unexpired on the lease. I am getting a loan with Virgin. Is this going to be a problem if the lease has Seventy One years to go.
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are obtaining 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 20/8/2026 the requirements read as follows :
Due to the guidance of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Shrivenham ahead of instructing lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. Our surveyor has said that some mortgage companies will refuse to grant a mortgage on such a home.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different requirements for example to Halifax. If you e-mail us we can check via the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Shrivenham. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Shrivenham to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
I have been advised by two or three local property agents in Shrivenham to choose a solicitor using your seach tool. What’s the financial upside for Estate Agents to recommend your lawyers ahead of alternative conveyancing organisations?
We don’t offer any referral fee for directing people our way. We found it would be just too difficult a fee because members of the public would think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not getting any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.
I have been sourcing a conveyancing practitioner in Shrivenham for my home move. Is there any facility to review a solicitor's record with the legal regulator?
Members of the public can read presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from inquisitions commenced on or after Jan 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For information Pre 2008, or to check a firm's record, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For callers outside the UK, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA sometimes monitor telephone calls for training purposes.
Do you have any top tips for leasehold conveyancing in Shrivenham with the intention of speeding up the sale process?
- A significant proportion of the delay in leasehold conveyancing in Shrivenham can be reduced if you instruct lawyers the minute your agents start advertising the property and request that they start to collate the leasehold information needed by the purchasers’ solicitors. You may think that you are aware of the number of years remaining on your lease but it would be advisable verify this by asking your conveyancers. A buyer’s conveyancer will not be happy to advise their client to proceed with the purchase of a leasehold property the remaining number of years is below 75 years. It is therefore essential at an as soon as possible that you consider whether the lease requires a lease extension. If it does, contact your solicitors before you put your premises on the market for sale. Some Shrivenham leases require Licence to Assign from the landlord. If this applies to your lease, it would be prudent to place the estate agents on notice to make sure that the purchasers put in hand financial (bank) and professional references. Any bank reference will need to confirm that the buyers are able to meet the annual service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the actual amount of the service charge so that they can pass this information on to the buyers or their lawyers. Many freeholders or managing agents in Shrivenham charge for providing management packs for a leasehold home. You or your lawyers should find out the fee that they propose to charge. The management information can be applied for on or before finding a buyer, thus accelerating the process. The typical amount of time it takes to obtain the necessary information is three weeks. It is the most usual reason for delay in leasehold conveyancing in Shrivenham.
Shrivenham Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Questions you should consider Prior to Purchasing
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How much is the ground rent and service charge? Best to be warned whether changing the roof or some other major work is due in the foreseeable future to be shared amongst the leaseholders and will materially increase the the service fees or necessitate a specific invoice. The majority of Shrivenham leasehold flats will be liable to pay a service charge for the upkeep of the block levied by the management company. Where you acquire the flat you will have to meet this charge, normally in instalments throughout the year. This may differ from two or three hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for blocks with lifts and large common grounds. In all likelihood there will be a ground rent for you to pay yearly, ordinarily this is not a significant sum, say around £50-£100 but you should to check it because occasionally it could be many hundreds of pounds.