Can the conveyancing lawyers via your comparison service execute conveyancing in Henbury by way of an attended exchange?
We do have a number of conveyancing experts carrying out attended exchanges. Do call us to obtain a fee calculation and details as to dates.
Is there a search tool that I can use to check that the solicitor handling my conveyancing in Henbury is on the lender’sapproved panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Birmingham Midshires thus spending £187.00 plus VAT in additional conveyancing fees.
Please do make the most of the find a lender approved solicitor tool on this page. Please choose the lender and type ‘Henbury’ or your preferred area and you will see a number of lawyer offices in Henbury or nearest you.
We have a mortgage agreed in principle with Yorkshire BS. Henbury conveyancing lawyers are instructed. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Yorkshire BS?
There is no definitive answer here. Have Yorkshire BS done the valuation? Have you advised Yorkshire BS as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.
I have paid off my mortgage with Clydesdale. I assume I don't need a Henbury lawyer on the Clydesdale panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your Clydesdale mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Clydesdale mortgage from the register. Clydesdale, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
- but are not moving to another property
- where Clydesdale has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- Clydesdale has instructed the Land Registry to do so
Leeds Building Society have agreed my home loan in principle, my offer on a flat in Henbury has been agreed to, what are the next steps?
The estate agent will want to be informed of your property lawyer's details (ensure that the conveyancers are on the lender’s panel). Call up Leeds Building Society or your broker and complete any relevant forms. Leeds Building Society will sellect a valuer who will get in touch with the selling agent or seller to arrange an appointment. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes on average a fortnight for the mortgage offer to be issued. Leeds Building Society will issue the offer to you and your conveyancing practitioners. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Henbury.
I have recentlybeen informed that Action Conveyancing have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Henbury for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 9 months ago. How can I check that the property is in my name in the name of the former proprietor?
The easiest way to see if the premises is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Henbury conveyancing specialists.
I am employed by a reputable estate agent office in Henbury where we have witnessed a number of leasehold sales jeopardised due to short leases. I have received inconsistent advice from local Henbury conveyancing firms. Could you confirm whether the vendor of a flat can instigate the lease extension formalities for the purchaser on completion of the sale?
Provided that the seller has owned the lease for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is that the buyer can avoid having to sit tight for 2 years for a lease extension. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment has to be done before, or simultaneously with completion of the sale.
Alternatively, it may be possible to agree the lease extension with the freeholder either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the purchaser.
I invested in buying a leasehold flat in Henbury, conveyancing was carried out half a dozen years ago. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Equivalent properties in Henbury with over 90 years remaining are worth £265,000. The ground rent is £50 invoiced every year. The lease ceases on 21st October 2100
With only 75 years left to run the likely cost is going to span between £8,600 and £9,800 as well as plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.
The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to supply the actual costs in the absence of detailed due diligence. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be additional concerns that need to be considered and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.
I am thinking of appointing a web based lawyer ahead of a Henbury conveyancing firm. Any advice?
Advantages do exist in having the option attend a local Henbury conveyancing solicitor such as
- signing documents and and when necessary
- getting one on one explanations of issues you don't understand
- the ability to raise concerns if matters need to addressed
When analysing fees, look out for hidden extras. Most decent Henbury high street solicitors give an all-inclusive price. Many online companies seem to offer discounted prices, but have burried 'extras' in the small print.