My previous conveyancer has sent a quote for £1350 for leasehold conveyancing in Woodingdean. I am selling a Georgian property for £200,000. This sounds too much. Is it above the norm for conveyancing in Woodingdean?
The estimate does seem a tad overpriced. Where you are content to expend time comparing prices you could reduce the fees marginally by perhaps £100 plus VAT. That being said, you mightlive to rue opting for an an unknown solicitor. Remember to check the conveyancer can represent your mortgage company. You can utilise our search tool to find a Woodingdean conveyancing firm on the banks conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Woodingdean.
I am acquiring a property mortgage free in Woodingdean. I have lived for the previous 15 years in Woodingdean. Conveyancing searches are expensive. As I know the road and vicinity intimately must I have all the conveyancing searches?
In the absence of a home loan, then all but one or two of the Woodingdean conveyancing searches are at your discretion. Your conveyancer will try and sway you, perhaps strongly, that you should have searches done, but he is duty bound to take that path of advice. Do take into account; if you are likely to sell the house in the future, it could be of interest to your future buyer what the searches reveal. There are plenty of instances where properties with day to day issues can still throw up detrimental search results. A competent conveyancing solicitor in Woodingdean will provide you some helpful advice in this regard.
We are due to move house in February. Does my conveyancing solicitor call the removal company on the day of completion. Incidentally, can you suggest a removal company in Woodingdean. Conveyancing lawyer was organised prior to coming across this website.
On the afternoon of completion you can pick up the house keys from your selling agent however this can only happen when the sellers conveyancers confirm to the agent that they have the completion monies and the keys can be released. You should tell the removal men that you are ready to move in. As a matter of policy we do not recommend a particular removal company but can help you locate a conveyancing in Woodingdean or a solicitor with expertise in conveyancing in Woodingdean.
I am expecting a OIP from RBS this week so we can work out what to offer on a property we like as otherwise we are dependent on web based calculators (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do RBS recommend any Woodingdean solicitors on the RBS conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?
You will need to appoint Woodingdean solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the RBS conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and RBS through the process.
I have paid off my mortgage with Nationwide. I assume I don't need a Woodingdean conveyancing practitioner on the Nationwide panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.
If you have finished paying off your Nationwide mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Nationwide mortgage from the register. Nationwide, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
- but are not moving to another property
- where Nationwide has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- Nationwide has instructed the Land Registry to do so
I have todaybecome aware that Wolstenholmes have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Woodingdean for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 10 months ago. How can I establish that the property is in my name in the name of the previous owner?
The easiest method to check if the premises is registered to you, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Woodingdean conveyancing specialists.
My cousin has suggested that I instruct his conveyancers in Woodingdean. Should I use them?
No doubt it’s preferable to choose a conveyancing solicitor is to seek recommendations from friends or relatives who have previously instructed the solicitor that you are are thinking of instructing.
Estate agents have just been given the go-ahead to market my basement flat in Woodingdean. Conveyancing solicitors are to be appointed soon, however I have just received a quarterly maintenance charge invoice – Do I pay up?
Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should pay the invoice as you normally would because all ground rent and service charges should be allotted as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you will be reimbursed by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer until 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 purchased a leasehold flat in Woodingdean, conveyancing having been completed half a dozen years ago. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Similar properties in Woodingdean with a long lease are worth £265,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 charged once a year. The lease expires on 21st October 2100
With 75 years left to run we estimate the price of your lease extension to range between £8,600 and £9,800 plus plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.
The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to advice on the actual costs without more comprehensive investigations. You should not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be additional concerns that need to be considered and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action based on this information without first getting professional advice.