The solicitor who dealt with my last purchase has sent a quote for £1350 for fixed fee conveyancing in Catshill. I am hoping to downsize from a purpose built house for £300,000. This seems too much. Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Catshill?
The quote is fractionally on the high side. Where you are prepared to spend time scrutinising costs you could trim some of the expense by as much as a hundred pounds. On the other hand, you maylive to regret choosing an a cheaper solicitor. If is important to ensure that the solicitor can also act for your lender. Do utilise our comparison tool to locate a Catshill conveyancing company on the lender’s member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Catshill.
Can I use your services to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Catshill even where I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for example if I want to buy a shop in Catshill with a mortgage from Accord Mortgages Ltd?
The service is predominantly used to find domestic conveyancing solicitors in Catshill but we have recorded at the end of this page a few Catshill commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to speak with the firm directly to establish if they can also act for Accord Mortgages Ltd
I am buying a new build flat in Catshill. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.
Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Catshill
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Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore.
Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Catshill in advance of instructing solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the house. My surveyor has said that some mortgage companies tend refuse to grant a loan on such a property.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different requirements from Nationwide. If you call us we can check via the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Catshill. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
I want to let out my leasehold apartment in Catshill. Conveyancing solicitor who did the purchase is retired - so can't ask her. Is permission from the freeholder required?
Even though your last Catshill conveyancing lawyer is no longer around you can review your lease to check if you are permitted to let out the premises. The accepted inference is that if the lease is silent, subletting is permitted. There may be a precondition that you are obliged to seek permission via your landlord or some other party before subletting. This means that you cannot sublet in the absence of first obtaining consent. Such consent must not not be unreasonably turned down. If the lease does not allow you to sublet you will need to ask your landlord if they are willing to waive this restriction.
I purchased a 2 bed flat in Catshill, conveyancing having been completed September 2001. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Comparable properties in Catshill with over 90 years remaining are worth £180,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £65 invoiced annually. The lease ceases on 21st October 2082
With 58 years left to run the likely cost is going to span between £22,800 and £26,400 as well as legals.
The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive investigations. You should not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward based on this information without first getting professional advice.
I bought a house in Catshill last 6/3/2023 and to date it is still not recorded with the Land Registry. It is part of a new estate and my conveyancer told me that it may take 12 months to complete the registration formalities. I have called HM Land Registry directly and they have informed me the original application was cancelled due to questions not being addressed in time. Do I need to be concerned?
Call your lawyer - if you are not getting sensible responses, look up their firm’s complaints protocol and amplify your problem to a Partner. Registrations for Catshill conveyancing are not known to be especially complex.