Can you vouch for a Bank of Ireland approved Halewood conveyancing solicitor that can complete within 10 days? Would it be better to use a local Halewood practice or a national comparison site?
We can recommend some very good Halewood conveyancing firms. You can also walk up the high street in Halewood. Approach some well established law practices and request to see a conveyancing solicitor for a fee estimate. Mention your time frames together with the reasons and ask for an assurance on speed. Appoint the one that you are most comfortable with.
I am helping my sister sell her property in Halewood. Does the solicitor order an energy assessment or should I organise this?
After the demise of HIPs, energy assessments was kept a mandatory part of selling a house. An energy performance certificate should be to hand prior to the property being placed on the market. This is not something that conveyancers ordinarily organise. If you are using a Halewood conveyancing lawyer they might be willing to arrange EPC’s due to their contacts with long established Halewood providers
We previously appointed conveyancing lawyers based in Halewood on the Lloyds solicitor approved list. They have just invoiced me a separate fee for dealing with the Lloyds mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee set by Lloyds?
Unfortunately, so long as it is in their Terms of Engagement or Quote then yes your property lawyer can levy a fee for this. The fee is not dictated by Lloyds but by your Halewood conveyancer. Plenty of firms on the Lloyds panel will quote ’dealing with mortgage’ fee and others do not.
After shopping around on the internet I have found a Halewood conveyancing practitioner having checked that they are on the Nottingham conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?
Nottingham will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Nottingham will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your property lawyer will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your Halewood postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Nottingham, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in Halewood.
We are selling our property in Halewood and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was constructed land that was not decontaminated. A high street Halewood conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the purchasers are using a nationwide conveyancing practice rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Halewood. Having lived in Halewood for six years we know of no issue. Is it a good idea to contact our local Authority to obtain clarification need.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing lawyer currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? You need to check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same sickness)
I own a 4 bedroom Georgian property in Halewood. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and Coventry Building Society. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw a couple of entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold with the matching address. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?
You should assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Halewood and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with lenders. You can also check the position with the conveyancing solicitor who conducted the conveyancing.
I need to instruct a conveyancing practitioner in Halewood for my house move. Is it possible to review a firm’s complaints history with the legal regulator?
Members of the public may find presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from inquisitions commenced on or after 1 January 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For records Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors history, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could recorded call for training requirements.
I am attracted to a two maisonettes in Halewood both have about forty five years remaining on the leases. Will this present a problem?
There are no two ways about it. A leasehold flat in Halewood is a deteriorating asset as a result of the shortening lease. The closer the lease gets to its expiry date, the more it reduces the marketability of the premises. For most buyers and banks, leases with less than eighty years become less and less marketable. On a more upbeat note, leaseholders can extend their leases by serving a Section 42 Notice. One stipulation is that they must have owned the premises for two years (unlike a Section 13 notice for purchasing the freehold, when leaseholders can participate from day one of ownership). When successful, they will have the right to an extension of 90 years to the current term and ground rent is effectively reduced to zero. Before moving forward with a purchase of a property with a short lease term remaining you should talk to a solicitor specialising in lease extensions and leasehold enfranchisement. We are are happy to put you in touch with Halewood conveyancing experts who will explain the options available to you during an initial telephone conversation free of charge. A more straightforward and quicker method of extending would be to contact your landlord directly and sound him out on the prospect of extending the lease. You may find he or she is happy to negotiate informally and willing to consider your offer straight off, without having to involve anyone else. This will save you time and money and it could help you reach a lower price on the lease. You need to ensure that the agreed terms represent good long-term value compared with the standard benefits of the Section 42 Notice and that onerous clauses are not inserted into any redrafting of the lease.
I invested in buying a leasehold flat in Halewood, conveyancing was carried out in 2004. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Similar flats in Halewood with an extended lease are worth £260,000. The ground rent is £45 per annum. The lease runs out on 21st October 2101
You have 75 years remaining on your lease we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £8,600 and £9,800 plus professional fees.
The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to supply the actual costs without more comprehensive investigations. Do 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. Please do not take any other action placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.