Please could you vouch for a Bank of Ireland sanctioned Lichfield conveyancing solicitor finish our home move within 28 days? Would it be better to use a high street Lichfield conveyancer or an online firm?
We can recommend some very good Lichfield conveyancing firms. Another option is to visit the high street in Lichfield. Approach some well established firms and request to speak with a conveyancing solicitor for a costs illustration. Mention your deadline together with your reasons and ask for an assurance on your deadline. Choose the lawyer that genuine.
As someone not used to conveyancing in Lichfield what is the number one tip you can give me for the legal transfer of property in Lichfield
You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Lichfield and elsewhere in England and Wales is an adversarial process. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there is an abundance of room for confrontation between you and other parties involved in the transaction. For example, the vendor, selling agent and sometimes the bank. Appointing a solicitor for your conveyancing in Lichfield should not be taken lightly as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the SOLE party in the transaction whose interest is to look after your best interests and to keep you safe.
We are witnessing a definite ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone has to be blamed for the process taking so long. We recommend that you your first instinct should be to trust your lawyer ahead of all other parties when it comes to the legal assignment of property.
I have a renovated Victorian house in Lichfield. Conveyancing practitioner represented me and Halifax. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw two entries: the first freehold, the second leasehold with the matching address. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??
You should review 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 Lichfield and other areas of 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 buyers. You can also question the situation with the conveyancing solicitor who carried out the work.
I am looking for a flat up to £235,500 and found one round the corner in Lichfield I like with a park and railway links in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 51 years on the lease. There is not much else in Lichfield suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a lease with such few years left?
Should you require a home loan the shortness of the lease will likely be problematic. Reduce the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the premises for at least 2 years you may ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer about this.
My husband and I are first time buyers - had an offer accepted, but the selling agent has warned us that the vendor will only proceed if we use their chosen conveyancers as they need an ‘expedited deal’. Our preferred option is to instruct a high street solicitor accustomed to conveyancing in Lichfield
We suspect that the owner is unaware of this demand. If they want ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a serious buyer is counter productive. Speak to the vendors direct and make sure they understand (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to go, with mortgage lined up © you are chain free (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you will continue to use your preferred Lichfield conveyancing solicitors - as opposed tothose that will provide their estate agent a introducer fee or hit his conveyancing figures pre-set by senior management.
Having checked my lease I have discovered that there are only Fifty years left on my lease in Lichfield. I need to extend my lease but my freeholder is can not be found. What options are available to me?
If you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be extended by the magistrate. However, you will be required to prove that you have made all reasonable attempts to locate the lessor. On the whole an enquiry agent should be helpful to carry out a search and to produce a report to be accepted by the court as evidence that the freeholder is indeed missing. It is advisable to get professional help from a solicitor both on proving the landlord’s absence and the application to the County Court covering Lichfield.
I am the registered owner of a studio flat in Lichfield, conveyancing formalities finalised half a dozen years ago. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Comparable flats in Lichfield with a long lease are worth £165,000. The ground rent is £50 per annum. The lease terminates on 21st October 2102
With just 77 years unexpired the likely cost is going to span between £7,600 and £8,800 as well as costs.
The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure without more detailed investigations. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be additional issues that need to be considered and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.