Find a Lender-Approved Local Conveyancer in Dover

Having been suggested to visit your organisation we were about to use a conveyancing solicitor in Dover endorsed on your site but have come across some other quotes via the web look cheaper – how come?

There are plenty of firms advertising so-called cheap conveyancing, but supplementalcosts result in the final bill totally different to the one you expected. In accordance with regulatory requirements charges outlined in terms and conditions should be transparent and reasonable invoiced The solicitors that we put forward for conveyancing in Dover specify all charges for a standard conveyancing matter.

I had intended to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Dover for our home move. Our broker informed us that our mortgage lenders Accord Mortgages Ltd won't deal with them. Why is this not regarded as unduly restrictive?

A lender will direct that an approved solicitor act for it. Borrowers are expected to meet the charges for this. Please make use of our tool to choose a solicitor to carry conveyancing in Dover on the Accord Mortgages Ltd approved list of solicitors.

Various web forums that I have come across warn that are the primary reason for hinderance in Dover conveyancing transactions. Is that correct?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released conclusions of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure amongst the top 10 causes of delays during the legal transfer of property. Local searches are unlikely to be the root cause of holding up conveyancing in Dover.

The deeds to our home can not be found. The conveyancers who dealt with the conveyancing in Dover 10 years ago have long since closed. What are my options?

In today’s world there are duplicates made of almost everything, and your lawyer will know exactly where to find all the relevant paperwork so you may purchase or sell your house without any difficulty. Where duplicates are not available, your conveyancer can arrange cover in the form of insurance or indemnities protecting you against future claims on your property.

I am buying a new build apartment in Dover. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Dover

Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? 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. Please supply a car parking plan. 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. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?

If all goes to plan we aim to complete the sale of our £375,000 maisonette in Dover in 5 days. The freeholder has quoted £396 for Landlord’s certificate, building insurance schedule and 3 years service charge statements. Is the landlord entitled to charge an administration fee for a flat conveyance in Dover?

For most leasehold sales in Dover conveyancing will involve, questions about the management of a building inevitably needing to be answered directly by the freeholder or its agent, this includes :

Completing conveyancing due diligence enquiries Where consent is required before sale in Dover Copies of the building insurance and schedule Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale

Your lawyer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Dover leasehold premises is £350. For Dover conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are obliged to supply answers.

I purchased a garden flat in Dover, conveyancing was carried out in 2005. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Equivalent properties in Dover with a long lease are worth £216,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 per annum. The lease ends on 21st October 2093

With 69 years left to run the likely cost is going to span between £9,500 and £11,000 as well as costs.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to provide a more accurate figure in the absence of detailed due diligence. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be considered and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward based on this information without first getting professional advice.