My friend's dad is a property lawyer. I anticipate that I will receive mate’s pricing for conveyancing, However if that does not come through, what level of costs should I be expecting for conveyancing in Southsea?
Do contrast pricing. Do use our search tool on this site. You will notice that fees will contrast greatly but service levels do differ between conveyancers as is the case with most professions.
We are buying our first home. Our property lawyer has calledto ask if we would like to take out extra conveyancing searches. Unfortunately we are clueless as to what's relevant for conveyancing in Southsea
The extent of Southsea conveyancing searches depends entirely on the property, the location, the possibility of any of these risks, your knowledge of the locality and risks, your overall appetite to risk. What matters is that you properly comprehend what information each search could give you. Then you can make a decision if you consider that you need that search. If in doubt, ask your conveyancing practitioner to guide you.
I am the registered owner of a freehold house in Southsea yet invoiced for rent, why is this and what is this?
It’s unusual for properties in Southsea and has limited impact for conveyancing in Southsea but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.
Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges date back hundreds of years, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the generation of fresh rentcharges post 1977.
Old rentcharges can now be redeemed by making a lump sum payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence post 2037 will be dispensed with completely.
I used Arc property Solicitors a few years past for my conveyancing in Southsea. Now, I need my files however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do 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 Southsea of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Over the last few months I have been searching for a leasehold apartment up to £195,000 and found one close by in Southsea I like with amenity areas and transport links nearby, the downside is that it's only got 51 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Southsea suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error buying a short lease?
If you require a home loan the shortness of the lease may be problematic. Reduce the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current owner has owned the property for at least 2 years you could request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer about this matter.
My cousin has urged me to instruct his conveyancers in Southsea. Should I use them?
Much as we are happy to recommend a Southsea conveyancing lawyer the ideal way to select a conveyancing practitioner is to seek recommendations from friends or relatives who have used the firm you're contemplating using.