We were just about to sign contracts for a property in Windermere. We have hit a problem. Our loan offer with Accord Mortgages Ltd runs out on 17/9/2025 but the vendors are suggesting a completion date of 19/9/2025. Is it possible to prolong the mortgage offer?
The best person to deal with your concern is your lawyer who will calculate if they corresponding with the lender, seller’s conveyancers, estate agents or conceivably all parties taking into account the circumstances your conveyancing as of today.
I used Wolstenholmes several years ago for my conveyancing in Windermere. I now require my papers but the law firm has closed. What do I do?
Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Windermere of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I am selling my property. My previous conveyancers has retired. It would be helpful to have a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. Im based in Windermere if that makes things easier.
You should use our search tool to help you find a solicitor for your conveyancing in Windermere. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with lender approved solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move goes smoothly.
I am looking for a conveyancing solicitor in Windermere for my remortgage. Can I check a firm’s record with the profession’s regulator?
Members of the public may find presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find information Pre 2008, or to check a firm's history, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For callers outside the UK, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator could monitor call for training purposes.
Our conveyancer has advised that he intends to complete and exchange simultaneously on the disposal of our £275,000 apartment in Windermere next week. The managing agents has quoted £420 for Landlord’s certificate, insurance certificate and 3 years statements of service charge. Is the landlord entitled to charge exorbitant fees for a leasehold conveyance in Windermere?
Windermere conveyancing on leasehold flats often involves the purchaser’s lawyer sending questions for the landlord to answer. Although the landlord is under no legal obligation to answer these enquiries most will be willing to do so. They are at liberty to invoice a reasonable administration fee for responding to enquiries or supplying documentation. There is no upper cap for such fees. The average costs for the paperwork that you are referring to is over three hundred pounds, in some situations it is above £800. The management information fee demanded by the landlord must be accompanied by a summary of rights and obligations in relation to administration charges, without which the invoice is not strictly payable. In reality you have no choice but to pay whatever is requested of you if you want to complete the sale of your home.
Windermere Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Queries before Purchasing
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How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their service charge payments? Where a Windermere lease has no more than eighty years it will impact the salability of the flat. It is worth checking with your bank that they are willing to go ahead with the loan given the lease term. A short lease means that you will probably have to extend the lease sooner rather than later and it is worth discovering what this would cost. Remember, in most cases you would be required to have owned the residence for two years in order to be entitled to extend the lease.
My partner and I hope to buy our first home in Windermere. Conveyancing solicitor already instructed. The broker pointed out that a survey is not appropriate as the house is just 17 years old.
As the bare minimum you need a Home Buyer's Report. Given the property was constructed over a decade ago the property will be without a warranty, so you would be well advised not to take a risk. Where a property of this age shows no signs of problems a Home Buyer's report could be enough. They will highlight any apparent problems and recommend additional investigation if appropriate. Where there are any signs of material issues get a comprehensive structural survey.