Our family solicitor has quoted £1400 for freehold conveyancing in Belmont. I’m selling a Victorian detached home for £225,000. This seems expensive. Is it in excess of the norm for conveyancing in Belmont?
The charges are a little high. If you shop around you may be able to trim some of the cost by say £125. On the other hand, you maycome to regret opting for an a cheaper lawyer. If is important to enquire that the firm can act for your bank. You can utilise our search tool to select a Belmont conveyancing company on the lender’s approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Belmont.
Would the conveyancing practitioners to be found on your site handle auction conveyancing in Belmont?
We know of a few niche solicitors we can connect you with those conducting auction conveyancing. Belmont is one of the many locations where our lawyers have offices.
In what way does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Belmont? What am I being asked for?
Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering regulations require solicitors and licensed conveyancers to check the identification documents of the potential client they are dealing with before they can accept their conveyancing instruction. The Terms and Conditions that you are required to sign will no doubt stipulate this. Your lender will also require certain documents to be viewed. Should you refuse to hand over identification documents, your lawyer would not be able to act for you.
Do commercial conveyancing searches reveal impending roadworks that could impact a commercial premises in Belmont?
Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Belmont will perform a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers invest in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Belmont. The search result sets out definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Belmont.
For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Belmont it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately could result in delays to Belmont commercial conveyancing deals as well as present a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not conducted for domestic conveyancing in Belmont.
Over the last few months I have been searching for a leasehold apartment up to £195,000 and identified one close by in Belmont I like with a park and station in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 52 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Belmont suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a lease with such few years left?
If you require a mortgage the shortness of the lease may be problematic. Discount the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing owner has owned the premises for a minimum of twenty four months you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor about this matter.
My parents are unable to locate their Belmont land registry title on the site. They have a vague memory back in the 70’s when they purchased the bungalow there were complications concerning Belmont not being recognised in some systems.
Nearly all properties in Belmont should appear. Have you tried a search with simply the postcode. Ordinarily it will identify all the residences within that postcode. Assuming the property is registered it will be there with a title number. If they bought back in the 60’s it's conceivable it may be unrecorded. The property could still be revealed but with the title number shown 'na'. In this scenario you will need to locate the original title papers which could be with your parent’s lender.