The lawyer who helped my last purchase has sent a quote for £1350 for fixed fee conveyancing in Exmouth. I am hoping to downsize from a modern detached home for £250,000. Is this over the top? Is it in excess of the norm for conveyancing in Exmouth?
The charges are a bit high. If you shop around you could reduce the fees marginally by perhaps £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you maycome to regret choosing an an untested solicitor. Remember to check the solicitor can act for your mortgage company. Do utilise our comparison tool to select a Exmouth conveyancing practice on the banks member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Exmouth.
Finally the sale completed on my house in Exmouth last July yet the purchaser is Skype messaging daily complaining that his conveyancer is waiting to hear from myconveyancer. What should have happened now that I have sold?
Post completion of your disposal your solicitor is obliged to send the transfer documentation and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's conveyancer. If applicable, your solicitor must also send confirmation that the home loan has been paid off to the purchasers conveyancers. There are no post completion requirements peculiar conveyancing in Exmouth.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on last month in what should have been a quick, no chain conveyancing. Exmouth is the location of the property. Can you offer any advice?
Flying freeholds in Exmouth are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Exmouth you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Exmouth may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.
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Looking forward to complete next month on a basement flat in Exmouth. Conveyancing lawyers assured me that they will have a report out to me within the next couple of days. What should I be looking out for?
Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Exmouth should include some of the following:
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What remedies are open the freeholder should you breach a clause of your lease? The landlord’s rights to access the flat. You should be made aware that your landlord has rights of access as well as be informed how much notice must be provided. You should have a good understanding of the building insurance provisions if lease caters for for a reserve account for major repairs? Information as to the provision as set out in the lease to to contribute towards maintenance costs - with regard to both the building, and the wider rights a leaseholder enjoys
I am the registered owner of a ground floor flat in Exmouth, conveyancing having been completed half a dozen years ago. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Comparable flats in Exmouth with a long lease are worth £190,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £65 levied per year. The lease terminates on 21st October 2086
With only 61 years unexpired the likely cost is going to range between £18,100 and £20,800 plus professional fees.
The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of detailed investigations. You should not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt other concerns that need to be taken into account and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward based on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.
I have selected a Exmouth conveyancing solicitor for our home move (first time buyers) and have spotted in the Ts and Cs that they are not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Need I be concerned or is that standard with lawyer?
We can't see why they should be. Most property lawyer don't lend money. They will be regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, who have strict stipulations in relation to monies deposited by them.