The solicitor who assisted with my former purchase has given a fee calculation of £1150 for leasehold conveyancing in Woodside. I am looking to sell a Edwardian house for £175,000. Are the quoted fees excessive? Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Woodside?
The costs illustration is slightly on the steep side. If you shop around you might decrease the fees slightly by perhaps a hundred pounds. That being said, you couldlive to regret choosing an an unknown lawyer. If is important to ensure that the solicitor can also act for your mortgage company. You can use our search tool to choose a Woodside conveyancing practice on the lender’s approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Woodside.
I am need of leasehold conveyancing for an apartment in a relatively new development (6 years old) in Woodside. The vast majority the properties have already been sold. Is it strictly necessary to order conveyancing searches as part of conveyancing in Woodside?
If you are buying a property with the assistance of a mortgage, your mortgage company will need some (many) of the searches so you'll have no choice. If not, then Woodside conveyancing searches are optional. No doubt your conveyancer, will 'advise', perhaps in the strongest possible terms, that you should have the searches done, but he or she has a professional duty to do this. One thing to bear in mind; if you are likely to sell the house one day, it may be of interest to your future buyer what the searches contain. Sometimes houses with no practical issues can still throw up adverse search results. But if you choose to instruct your lawyer to proceed without searches then your lawyer will have to follow your instructions or ask you to appoint a different lawyer for your conveyancing in Woodside.
We previously chose conveyancers located in Woodside on the Lloyds solicitor panel. They are now charging me an additional amount for handling the Lloyds mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by Lloyds?
Provided it is contained in their Terms and Conditions or estimate then yes your lawyer can levy a fee for this. The charge is not dictated by Lloyds but by your Woodside solicitor. Some firms on the Lloyds panel will charge an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.
I am selling my apartment. I had a double glazing fitted in April 2010, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s lender, HSBC are being pedantic. The Woodside solicitor who is on the HSBC conveyancing panel is happy to accept ‘lack of building regulation’ insurance but HSBC are requiring a building regulation certificate. Why do HSBC have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that HSBC have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why HSBC 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 a house in Woodside on 16/12/2025, valuation was booked 3 days after, all came back fine. Conveyancer instructed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to RBS and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the RBS conveyancing panel. Are RBS entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for RBS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the RBS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
Various internet forums that I have come across warn that are the primary reason for obstruction in Woodside house deals. Is this right?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the findings of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure within the top 10 causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Local searches are unlikely to be the root cause of delay in conveyancing in Woodside.
I have been recommended by three or four local selling agents in Woodside to find a property lawyer on your site. Is there a financial advantage for Estate Agents to promote your site ahead of alternative conveyancing organisations?
We refuse to offer any commission for directing people our way. We found it would be just too difficult a fee because home movers will think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I receiving any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.
I inherited a ground floor flat in Woodside. Given that I can not reach agreement with the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the premium payable for the purchase of the freehold?
Most certainly. We can put you in touch with a Woodside conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Woodside flat is Ground Floor Flat 14 Lodge Road in October 2013. the tribunal held that the price payable for the acquisition of the extended lease of the property should be £12,590 .00 This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired lease term was 69.46 years.
When it comes to leasehold conveyancing in Woodside what are the most common lease problems?
Leasehold conveyancing in Woodside is not unique. All leases are individual and drafting errors can result in certain provisions are missing. For example, if your lease is missing any of the following, it could be defective:
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Insurance obligations Clauses dealing with recovering service charges for expenditure on the building or common parts.
A defective lease can cause issues when trying to sell a property primarily because it impacts on the ability to obtain a mortgage on the property. Barclays , The Royal Bank of Scotland, and Godiva Mortgages Ltd all have express requirements when it comes to what is expected in a lease. Where a lender has been advised by their lawyers that the lease is problematic they may refuse to provide security, forcing the buyer to pull out.