Can your site be used to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Belford even if I’m not buying or selling a house, for example where I wish to buy a shop in Belford with a mortgage from The Royal Bank of Scotland?
The service is mainly used to locate residential conveyancing solicitors in Belford but we have listed at the bottom of this page a selection of Belford commercial conveyancing firms. You should enquire with the firm directly to check if they can also act for The Royal Bank of Scotland
My bank has suggested a law firm on their panel based in Belford but I would rather use a conveyancing lawyer in Belford local to me. Are you able to assist?
It is by no means the case that all Belford conveyancing practitioners are listed all banks conveyancing panel. Use our search tool to choose a Belford conveyancing firm on the on the lender panel.
A colleague advised me that if I am buying in Belford I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
This is a search is sometimes quoted for as part of the standard Belford conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out important information about Belford around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data regarding Belford.
Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Belford in advance of appointing conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. Our surveyor has said that some mortgage companies tend refuse to give a mortgage on such a premises.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different requirements from Nationwide. Should you wish to telephone us we can check via the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Belford. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Belford especially if they are familiar with such properties in Belford.
Back In 2009, I bought a leasehold house in Belford. Conveyancing and Barclays Direct mortgage went though with no issue. A letter has just been received from someone claiming to own the freehold. It included a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1994. The conveyancing practitioner in Belford who acted for me is not around. What should I do?
First contact the Land Registry to make sure that the individual claiming to own the freehold is in fact the registered owner of the freehold reversion. It is not necessary to instruct a Belford conveyancing lawyer to do this as it can be done on-line for a few pound. You should note that in any event, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.
I inherited a leasehold flat in Belford, conveyancing was carried out April 1997. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Similar flats in Belford with an extended lease are worth £201,000. The ground rent is £45 invoiced every year. The lease ends on 21st October 2090
With 64 years left to run we estimate the premium for your lease extension to span between £14,300 and £16,400 as well as costs.
The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to supply a more accurate figure in the absence of detailed investigations. You should not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt other issues that need to be considered and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.
I was advised by my mortgage company that their approved lawyers work on no move no fee basis for conveyancing in Belford. I had a purchase fall through yet the lawyers have invoiced for search fees! They are stating that the fees are independent!
By offering "no move no fee" Belford conveyancing firms are foregoing their charges for any work conducted. We must stress this does not constitute an insurance scheme. you will still required to cover any charges that the property lawyer has expended for you for instance Belford local authority searches