Would the conveyancing solicitors listed on your site conduct right to buy conveyancing in Long Ashton?
We do have numerous conveyancing conveyancers who can conduct right to buy conveyancing work Please contact us in order to obtain a costs calculation.
It is 10 years ago since I acquired my home in Long Ashton. Conveyancing solicitors have just been retained on the sale but I am unable to locate the deeds. Is this a major issue?
Don’t worry too much. First the deeds may be kept by your lender or they could be in the possession of the conveyancers who acted in the purchase. Secondly in most cases the land will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you are the registered owner by your conveyancing solicitors procuring up to date copy of the land registers. The vast majority of conveyancing in Long Ashton involves registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is not registered it adds to the complexity but is not insurmountable.
I am buying a terraced house in Long Ashton. How practical is it for me to do the conveyancing?
Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Long Ashton you will have to appoint a solicitor on your mortgage company's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Long Ashton.
A friend suggested that if I am purchasing in Long Ashton I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
A search of this type is sometimes quoted for as part of the standard Long Ashton conveyancing searches. It is a large report of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out important information about Long Ashton around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information about Long Ashton.
I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £195,000 and identified one round the corner in Long Ashton I like with a park and station nearby, the downside is that it's only got 51 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Long Ashton for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a lease with such few years left?
Should you require a home loan the shortness of the lease may be problematic. Reduce the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing proprietor has owned the premises for at least twenty four months you can request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor regarding this.
I have just started marketing my ground floor flat in Long Ashton. Conveyancing solicitors are to be appointed soon, but I have recently received a yearly service charge demand – Do I pay up?
The sensible thing to do is pay the invoice as you normally would given that all ground rent and maintenance charges should be apportioned on completion, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.
I invested in buying a 1 bedroom flat in Long Ashton, conveyancing formalities finalised January 2005. How much will my lease extension cost? Similar flats in Long Ashton with a long lease are worth £211,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 yearly. The lease expires on 21st October 2092
With 67 years remaining on your lease we estimate the price of your lease extension to be between £10,500 and £12,000 plus plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.
The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs without more comprehensive investigations. Do not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be 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 placing reliance on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.