My previous solicitor has given a fee calculation of £1350 for freehold conveyancing in Edingale. I am hoping to sell a newly refurbished house for £200,000. This appears over the top. Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in Edingale?
The costs illustration is fractionally on the steep side. If you shop around you could trim some of the expense by as much as £100 plus VAT. That being said, you couldlive to rue choosing an an unknown conveyancer. Don't forget to be sure that the solicitor can also act for your lender. Do use our search tool to choose a Edingale conveyancing company on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Edingale.
A friend suggested that where I am purchasing in Edingale I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
A search of this type is sometimes quoted for as part of the standard Edingale conveyancing searches. It is not a small report of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out significant information about Edingale around the property and the people living there. It includes 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 House Prices, Crime details, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data regarding Edingale.
About to purchase a new build apartment in Edingale. Conveyancing is daunting 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.
Here are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Edingale
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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. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme.
I opted to have a survey done on a property in Edingale prior to instructing conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. The surveyor advised that some lenders may refuse to issue a mortgage on such a house.
It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different instructions for example to Halifax. Should you wish to call us we can investigate further with the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Edingale. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
Given that I am about to part with 450k on a garden flat in Edingale I would like to talk to a lawyer about myhome move ahead of instructing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?
This is something that we recommend - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the solicitor due to be doing your conveyancing in Edingale.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is an important individual, not a matter reference. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are calculated and presented to you for residential conveyancing in Edingale should be the figure that you end up paying.
I purchased a flat in Edingale last 31/1/2024 and to date it is still not registered with HM Land Registry. It was part of a new estate and my solicitor told me that it may take twelve months to register. I have contacted HMLR directly and they say that the original application was cancelled due to questions not being addressed in time. Do I need to be concerned?
get in touch with your lawyer - if you are not getting sensible responses, enquire as to their internal complaints process and escalate your concerns to a Partner. Registrations for Edingale conveyancing are not known to be particularly slow.