We are looking to buy a flat and need a conveyancing solicitor in East Sussex who is on the Clydesdale approved panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Clydesdale . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in East Sussex.
We hope to to buy with Coventry BS. We have called around locally yet cant to find a East Sussex conveyancing firm on the Coventry BS panel. Could you help?
Please do take advantage of the search tool on this page. Please choose the mortgage company and type East Sussex or your location and you will see numerous conveyancers located in East Sussex or nearest you.
How does conveyancing in East Sussex differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build premises in East Sussex come to us having been asked by the housebuilder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is ready to move into. This is because house builders in East Sussex usually purchase the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in East Sussex or who has acted in the same development.
I am looking for a flat up to £195,000 and identified one near me in East Sussex I like with open areas and railway links in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 52 years on the lease. There is not much else in East Sussex 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 an issue. Discount the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing owner has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you may request that they commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer concerning this matter.
Am I better off to go with a East Sussex conveyancing lawyer based in the area that I am buying? We have a good friend who can handle the legal formalities however his firm is located 200kilometers away.
The primary upside of using a high street East Sussex conveyancing firm is that you can drop in to sign paperwork, hand in your identification documents and apply pressure on them if necessary. Having local East Sussex know how is a bonus. That being said nothing is more important than finding someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If you know people who instructed your friend and on the whole were happy that should outweigh using an unknown East Sussex conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being local.
I own a leasehold house in East Sussex. Conveyancing and Santander mortgage organised. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the reversionary interest in the property. Attached was a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1993. The conveyancing solicitor in East Sussex who previously acted has long since retired. Do I pay?
The first thing you should do is contact HMLR to make sure that this person is in fact the registered owner of the freehold reversion. It is not necessary to instruct a East Sussex conveyancing lawyer to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for a few pound. You should note that in any event, even if this is the legitimate freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.
East Sussex Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Queries Prior to Purchasing
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You should be aware if it is fewer than 80 years it will have adverse implications on the salability of the property. Check with your mortgage company that they are happy with residual term of the lease. Leases with fewer than 80 years remaining means that you will most likely have to extend the lease at some point and you need to have some idea of what this will be. For most East Sussexlease extensions you would need to own the premises for a couple of years before you are eligible to extend the lease. Most East Sussex leasehold apartments will have a service charge for maintenance of the building set on behalf of the landlord. If you purchase the apartment you will have to pay this amount, usually periodically throughout the year. This may vary from two or three hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for blocks with lifts and large common areas. In all likelihood there will be a rentcharge to be met annual, this is usually not a significant sum, say about £25-£75 but you need to check as on occasion it can be many hundreds of pounds. Be sure to find out if there is anything that is prohibited in the lease. For instance plenty of leases prohibit pets being allowed in in a block in East Sussex. If you like the flatin East Sussex but your dog can’t move with you then you will be presented with a difficult decision.