Recently been in touch with my conveyancing solicitor in Spital who completed the legal work two years ago asking for a conveyancing quote based on the same type of house move (a leasehold premises and a freehold property) of almost identical values with a mortgage from TSB. It looks as though am now being charged twice the amount. Am I right to be tempted to shop around for a cheaper internet property lawyer?
The estimate does seem a tad steep. If you shop around you could get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by as much as £125. On the other hand, assuming were satisfied with the service the firm provided you couldcome to regret choosing an an unknown solicitor. Remember to ensure the conveyancer can act for TSB. You can use our search tool to get a quote a Spital conveyancing firm on the TSB member panel, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Spital.
My nephew is about to exchange on a house that has just been built in Spital with a mortgage from Aldermore. His lawyer has advised him of a delay in completing the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. This document is news to me - what is it and who needs sight of it?
The form is intended to provide information to the main parties involved in the transaction. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the Aldermore conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the surveyor when asked. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the Aldermore conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.
It is is a decade since I bought my property in Spital. Conveyancing solicitors have now been retained on the sale but I can't track down the deeds. Will this jeopardise the sale?
Don’t worry too much. First there is a chance that the deeds will be kept by your lender or they may be in the possession of the lawyers who oversaw your purchase. Secondly the chances are that the land will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you are the registered owner by your conveyancing lawyers acquiring up to date copy of the land registers. Almost all conveyancing in Spital involves registered property but in the unlikely event that your property is unregistered it is more of a problem but is not insurmountable.
How does conveyancing in Spital differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build property in Spital come to us having been asked by the builder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is constructed. This is because house builders in Spital tend to buy the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Spital or who has acted in the same development.
Having checked my lease I have discovered that there are only Fifty years remaining on my lease in Spital. I now want to get lease extension but my landlord is missing. What are my options?
If you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be extended by the magistrate. However, you will be required to prove that you or your lawyers have used your best endeavours to track down the landlord. On the whole a specialist would be helpful to carry out a search and prepare a report to be accepted by the court as proof that the freeholder can not be located. It is wise to seek advice from a solicitor both on devolving into the landlord’s disappearance and the vesting order request to the County Court covering Spital.
Spital Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Queries before Purchasing
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Best to be warned if fixing the lift or some other significant cost is pending to be shared between the tenants and may well materially increase the the service charges or result in a one time invoice. Does the lease contain onerous restrictions? The prefered form of lease arrangement is a share of the freehold. In this situation the leaseholders enjoy control and even though a managing agent is frequently employed where the building is bigger than a house conversion, the managing agent retained by the leaseholders.
We yesterday discovered that one of the partners of the law firm handling the purchase conveyancing in Spital is an aunty of the owners that we are purchasing from. Is this acceptable?
Provided there is no conflict of interest this is permitted. If you are obtaining mortgage finance then the mortgage company may have a say as many mortgage companies have specific requirements on this. For example for Santander as of 10/12/2025, the requirements read as follows :