My fiance’s step-father is a conveyancer. I hope that I will be offered friends and family rates for conveyancing, but if not, what kind of costs would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Stockton on Tees?
It’s prudent to seek two or three conveyancing quotes. Make use of our search tool on this page. The fees do contrast greatly but the service one can expect are distinct between property lawyers as is true with most professions.
We were just about to exchange contracts for a leasehold flat in Stockton on Tees. We have hit a problem. Our mortgage offer with Leeds Building Society runs out on 29/8/2025 but the vendors are insisting on a completion date of 2/9/2025. Is it possible to extend the mortgage expiry date?
The best person to deal with your concern is your conveyancer who will calculate whether he or she is better off negotiating with the lender, owner’s lawyers, estate agents or conceivably all parties based on what has happend in your transaction as of today.
My Conveyancer in Stockton on Tees is not on the Barclays Direct Conveyancing Panel. Can I still retain my family solicitor notwithstanding that they are not on the Barclays Direct panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?
The limited options open to you here include:
- Complete the purchase with your preferred Stockton on Tees lawyers but Barclays Direct will need to instruct a lawyer on their panel. This will result in additional total legal fees as well as cause frustration.
- Choose a new lawyer to act in the purchase, obviously checking they are Barclays Direct approved.
- Try to convince your Barclays Direct based solicitor to seek to join the Barclays Direct panel
I used Arc property Solicitors several years past for my conveyancing in Stockton on Tees. I now require my papers but the law firm has closed. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down 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 Stockton on Tees of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Estate agents have just been given the go-ahead to market my ground floor flat in Stockton on Tees. Conveyancing is yet to be initiated, but I have just received a half-yearly maintenance charge invoice – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?
Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should discharge the invoice as you normally would because all rents and service charges will be allotted on completion, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.
I acquired a split level flat in Stockton on Tees, conveyancing was carried out in 2005. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Comparable properties in Stockton on Tees with over 90 years remaining are worth £207,000. The ground rent is £60 invoiced every year. The lease ends on 21st October 2082
You have 57 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £28,500 and £33,000 as well as legals.
The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to advice on a more accurate figure without more comprehensive due diligence. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.
I need to find a lender panel solicitor in Stockton on Tees. Can you assist?
Unfortunately it’s not apparent why you need a Stockton on Tees panel solicitor but in any event, if you can not find one on our search tool you will need to speak directly to the lender to find out which solicitors in Stockton on Tees are on their panel . If you do find such a firm in Stockton on Tees not listed please direct them to our site to list. After all the cost is only one £1 a month