The solicitor who assisted with my former purchase has given a fee calculation of £1400 for leasehold conveyancing in Wickersley. I am looking to sell a modern house for £275,000. Are the quoted fees excessive? Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Wickersley?
The quote is fractionally on the expensive side. If you are willing to invest time scrutinising quotes you might shave off some of the cost by as much as a hundred pounds. On the other hand, you mightlive to rue choosing an a cheaper lawyer. Remember to ensure the solicitor can act for your lender. You can use our search tool to find a Wickersley conveyancing practice on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Wickersley.
In the event thatI were to purchase a straightforward homein Wickersley for cash and have no survey and no conveyancing searches how much could I expect to to save on my conveyancing in Wickersley?
The only saving you would achieve is the Wickersley conveyancing searches. A conveyancing practitioner is required to do the vast majority of work - money laundering, liaising with your vendors conveyancer, stamp duty submission, register the title etc. A slight saving might be made by not needing to register a mortgage however it will not be significant.
I had a mortgage agreed in principle with Clydesdale. Wickersley conveyancing solicitors were appointed. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Clydesdale?
There is no definitive answer here. Have Clydesdale completed the valuation? Have you informed Clydesdale as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.
I am due to exchange contracts on my house. I had a double glazing fitted in June 2006, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My buyer's lender, Leeds Building Society are being problematic. The Wickersley solicitor who is on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel is recommending indemnity insurance as a solution but Leeds Building Society are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do Leeds Building Society have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Leeds Building Society have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Leeds Building Society may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.
I had an offer accepted on an apartment in Wickersley on 13/1/2026, valuation was booked 4 days later, received a clean bill of health. Conveyancer instructed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to UBS and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the UBS conveyancing panel. Are UBS entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for UBS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the UBS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I appreciate that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to take this when buying a residence in Wickersley? or I am told that there is a law dating back centuries that means some house owners residing in a parish church boundary may be liable to pay for repairs towards the chancel in proximity to the church. Is this applicable for conveyancing in Wickersley?
Unless a previous purchase of the house took place post 12 October 2013 you may expect solicitors delivering conveyancing in Wickersley to continue to advocate a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
I am buying a new build house in Wickersley with the aid of help to buy. The developers would not budge the price so I negotiated 6k of fixtures and fittings instead. The property agent advised me not to tell my lawyer about the extras as it could put at risk my loan with Bank of Scotland. Is this normal?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
I have been on the look out for a ground for flat up to £245,000 and identified one near me in Wickersley I like with amenity areas and transport links nearby, the downside is that it only has 52 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Wickersley for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a short lease?
If you need a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term may be an issue. Discount the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you can request that they start the process of the extension and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer concerning this matter.