We see that you have a search directory identifying law firms on the HSBC conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I appoint them for our own conveyancing in Sprotbrough?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the HSBC conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Sprotbrough.
My partner and I have organised a further advance on our home loan from RBS as we want to conduct improvements to our home in Sprotbrough. Do we need to choose a high street Sprotbrough solicitor on the RBS conveyancing panel to handle the paperwork?
RBS would not normally instruct a member of their approved list of lawyers to deal with the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the RBS list.
Last month we had a mortgage agreed in principle with RBS. Sprotbrough conveyancing practitioners were chosen. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from RBS?
There is no definitive answer here. Have RBS completed the survey? Have you advised RBS as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the RBS conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.
After weeks of negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Sprotbrough. My mortgage broker pressured me to appoint their property lawyer. I paid an upfront payment of £225. A couple of days later, the conveyancer contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Co-operative conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Co-operative panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
I need some quick conveyancing in Sprotbrough as I am faced with a deadline to sign on the dotted line within one month. Luckily I do not need a mortgage. Can I escape the need for conveyancing searches to save money and time?
As you are not obtaining a mortgage you are at free not to do searches although no solicitor would advise that you don't. Drawing on our experience of conveyancing in Sprotbrough the following are examples of what can arise and therefore affect future saleability: Enforcement Actions, Outstanding Charges, Overdue Grants, Unadopted Roads,...
How easy is it to transfer to a new solicitor as I need to appoint one who is on the Coventry Building Society conveyancing panel. I instructed a family conveyancing solicitor in Sprotbrough round the corner but he is not accepted by Coventry Building Society
We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Sprotbrough on the Coventry Building Society panel. Please note that the solicitors that we on the directory do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Sprotbrough. In making use of the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this site, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Sprotbrough.
My father has recommend that I use his conveyancers in Sprotbrough. Should I use them?
No doubt the ideal way to find a conveyancing solicitor is to have feedback from friends or relatives who have experience in using the conveyancer that you are contemplating using.
I have recently realised that I have 68 years left on my flat in Sprotbrough. I am keen to get lease extension but my freeholder is missing. What should I do?
If you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application 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 Court. However, you will be required to demonstrate that you or your lawyers have done all that could be expected to track down the landlord. For most situations an enquiry agent would be helpful to try and locate and to produce an expert document to be accepted by the court as proof that the freeholder is indeed missing. It is advisable to get professional help from a property lawyer both on devolving into the landlord’s disappearance and the vesting order request to the County Court covering Sprotbrough.
I bought a 1 bedroom flat in Sprotbrough, conveyancing formalities finalised in 2011. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Equivalent flats in Sprotbrough with an extended lease are worth £207,000. The ground rent is £60 invoiced annually. The lease ends on 21st October 2082
You have 57 years unexpired we estimate the price of your lease extension to be between £28,500 and £33,000 as well as professional fees.
The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure without more comprehensive due diligence. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt other issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action placing reliance on this information without first getting professional advice.