My fiance and I are acquiring residence in Langham. My property lawyer has never been on on the lender approved list. Can I still appoint my Langham conveyancing solicitor even though they are not on the lender list of approved lawyers?
You have numerous options open to you here
- Carry on with your preferred Langham lawyer but your lender will no doubt use a conveyancer on their conveyancing panel. This will result in additional fees together with potential frustration.
- Choose a new solicitor to act in the purchase, ensuring that they are on the mortgage company conveyancing panel.
- Appeal to your conveyancer to attempt to join the bank panel
My wife and I own a semi-detached Victorian property in Langham. Conveyancing solicitor represented me and HSBC Bank. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are two entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold with the exact same property. 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 as there may be 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 Langham and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they sell they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also question the situation with your conveyancing practitioner who conducted the purchase.
I am a sole trader intending to lease a unit on a shopping parade. Can you recommend conveyancers offering fixed costs for commercial conveyancing in Langham for less than £1,200?
We are happy to recommend firms who host a wealth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Langham, including the sale and purchase of businesses as well as simply property. Whether you are intending to acquire or dispose of a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a whole business we will find you the right lawyer. Regarding the costs these will vary based on the structure and nuances of the proposed transaction. Please provide us with your details or telephone so as to enable us to provide you with a detailed commercial conveyancing quote.
I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Langham for my purchase. Can I check a solicitor's complaints history with the legal regulator?
You may read documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from investigations from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors record, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. International callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator sometimes monitor telephone calls for training reasons.
Back In 2002, I bought a leasehold house in Langham. Conveyancing and Yorkshire Building Society mortgage are in place. A letter has just been received from someone saying they have taken over the reversionary interest in the property. Attached was a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1996. The conveyancing solicitor in Langham who acted for me is not around. Any advice?
The first thing you should do is make enquiries of HMLR to be sure that this person is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. It is not necessary to incur the fees of a Langham conveyancing firm to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for a few pound. Rest assured that regardless, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.
I inherited a 2 bed flat in Langham, conveyancing formalities finalised 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? Corresponding properties in Langham with over 90 years remaining are worth £211,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 levied per year. The lease finishes on 21st October 2093
With just 67 years unexpired we estimate the price of your lease extension to span between £10,500 and £12,000 as well as professional fees.
The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive due diligence. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward placing reliance on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.
I bought a property in Langham last 17/12/2024 and to date it is still not recorded with the Land Registry. It is part of a development site and my conveyancing practitioner told me that it can take 12 months to complete the registration formalities. I have contacted the Land Registry directly and they say that the initial application was cancelled due to failure to reply to requisitions. Should I be concerned?
Contact your lawyer - Where you are unsatisfied with the responses, look up their internal complaints procedure and amplify your problem to a Partner. Registrations for Langham conveyancing are not known to be significantly delayed.