Completed the sale of my flat in Corby last November but my buyer keeps telephoning me to moan that their solicitor needs to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale formalities now that I have sold?
Following your house sale your solicitor is duty bound to send the transfer documentation and all additional paperwork to the purchaser's solicitors. If applicable, your lawyer should also evidence that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been paid off to the purchasers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion tasks unique to conveyancing in Corby.
We previously appointed conveyancing lawyers with offices in Corby on the Co-operative solicitor approved list. They have just invoiced me a further charge for the legal aspects of the Co-operative mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee specified by Co-operative?
Provided it is contained in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your conveyancer can levy a fee for this. The charge is not set by Co-operative but by your Corby lawyer. Numerous firms on the Co-operative panel will charge ’dealing with mortgage’ fee but plenty of practices include it on their overall fee.
The mortgage over my property is with Lloyds for my property in Corby. Conveyancing was finalised months ago. In the event that I decide to rent out the flat and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a BTL mortgage or inform Lloyds?
Lloyds must be informed of your intention in advance of letting out your property as this is likely to be a breach of Lloyds’s mortgage conditions. In many cases banks or building societies will allow you to rent out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Lloyds directly. It should not be necessary to do this via a Lloyds conveyancing panel solicitor.
I had an offer accepted on a house in Corby on 27/2/2026, valuation was booked 3 days after, received a clean bill of health. Property lawyer retained, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Kent Reliance and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. Are Kent Reliance entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Kent Reliance to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
Me and my brother have a renovated Edwardian house in Corby. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw two entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold under the exact same property. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?
You need to assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Corby and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also check the situation with your conveyancing solicitor who completed the work.
I am purchasing a new build house in Corby benefiting from help to buy. The builders refused to reduce the amount so I negotiated 6k of extras instead. The estate agent suggested that I not inform my lawyer about the deal as it will adversely affect my loan with the bank. Should I keep quiet?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
My father-in-law has suggested that I use his conveyancers in Corby. Should I find my own conveyancer?
No doubt the best way to choose a conveyancing lawyer is to have recommendations from friends or relatives who have previously instructed the conveyancer you're are thinking of instructing.
Looking forward to complete next month on a studio apartment in Corby. Conveyancing lawyers have said that they are sending me a report within the next couple of days. What should I be looking out for?
Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Corby should include some of the following:
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Defining your rights in relation to the communal areas in the block.By way of example, does the lease grant a right of way over an accessway or staircase? Do you need to have carpet in the flat or are you allowed wood flooring? Does the lease prevent you from renting out the property, or working from home Responsibility for maintaining the window frames
I invested in buying a basement flat in Corby, conveyancing having been completed 5 years ago. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Equivalent properties in Corby with a long lease are worth £165,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 invoiced every year. The lease expires on 21st October 2103
With just 77 years remaining on your lease we estimate the price of your lease extension to range between £7,600 and £8,800 as well as plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.
The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to advice on 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 concerns that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action placing reliance on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.