Just been in touch with my conveyancing solicitor in Thames View who acted for me two years ago and wanted a conveyancing costs illustration based on an identical type of house sale & purchase (a leasehold residence and a freehold property) of almost identical values with a home loan from Birmingham Midshires. It looks as though am now being charged twice the amount. Am I right to be tempted to shop around for an alternative firm of conveyancing solicitor?
The estimate does seem a little steep. If you you were to look around you may be able to reduce the fees marginally by say a hundred pounds. That being said, if you were content with the legal work the firm provided you mightcome to rue opting for an an unknown solicitor. If is important to ensure that the conveyancer can represent Birmingham Midshires. Do employ our search tool to locate a Thames View conveyancing firm on the Birmingham Midshires approved list of lawyers, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Thames View.
Can I use your services to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Thames View even where I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for instance if I wish to acquire an office in Thames View with a mortgage from Barnsley Building Society?
The service is predominantly utilised to locate domestic conveyancing solicitors in Thames View but we have recorded at the bottom of this page a few Thames View commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to enquire with the firm directly to establish if they are also authorised to represent Barnsley Building Society
Do I need to pop into the offices of the solicitor to sign the mortgage deed? If so, I will choose one who does conveyancing in Thames View so that I can attend their offices when needed.
Whereas this was necessary 15 years ago, almost all mortgage companies no longer need their conveyancing panel lawyer to witness the mortgagors signature. You will still be obliged to provide identification documents and there are still manifest advantages to choosing a locally based practitioner, in your situation a conveyancing solicitor in Thames View.
Taking into account that I am about to part with over three hundred thousand on a house in Thames View I would like to have a conversation with the lawyer about myconveyancing in advance of instructing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?
We could not agree more - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the lawyer who will be carrying out your property ownership legalities in Thames View.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is unique person, not a file reference. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are provided with for your conveyancing in Thames View should be the amount on the final invoice that you are charged.
I am a negotiator for a busy estate agency in Thames View where we see a few flat sales jeopardised due to short leases. I have received conflicting advice from local Thames View conveyancing solicitors. Please can you shed some light as to whether the owner of a flat can start the lease extension process for the purchaser on completion of the sale?
As long as the seller has owned the lease for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the buyer can avoid having to sit tight for 2 years for a lease extension. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed before, or simultaneously with completion of the sale.
Alternatively, it may be possible to extend the lease informally by agreement with the landlord either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the purchaser.
After months of negotiations we are unable to agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Thames View. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?
in cases where there is a missing freeholder or where there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant legislation you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to decide the amount due.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Thames View flat is 49 Aldborough Road South in July 2012. The Tribunal decided that the premium payable for the grant of the new lease was £13,925 This case affected 1 flat. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 61.36 years.
When it comes to my conveyancing in Thames View should I be charged VAT on the following: (1) Land reg fee on purchase (2) Pre - completion search fee (3) SDLT E submission on purchase (4) Bank TT fee
(1) Land reg fee on purchase - No (2) Pre - completion search fees -No, (such conveyancing searches are HMLR ones and means £4 and possibly £2 bankruptcy per name on your mortgage) (3) SDLT E submission on your purchase - There is no VAT on Stamp Duty. However if the firm is charging a stamp duty e-submission fee as part of their services - some Thames View conveyancers do - that will incur VAT(4) Bank transfer fee - Yes it is for the property lawyer's time in submitting the funds this way.