Why would one use a Selsey conveyancing firm when national alternatives are cheap by comparison?
Its a good idea to shop around for conveyancing costs in Selsey and you should seek a competitive estimate but don’t expend your energy getting the cheapest Selsey conveyancer. Appointing the right conveyancer can mark the distinction between a seamless and a distressing move. You need to ensure that you have expert advice from a specialist solicitor. An e-mail can never take the place of a telephone call and can never replicate a one to one meeting. Our partner firms will allocate you a qualified and trusted conveyancing solicitor who can handle your conveyancing from beginning to end, giving the sort of continuity that you are unlikely to received from an web based conveyancer. He or She will keep you updated as to headway and keep you informed. Should it ever be necessary to contact the firm you will know who to ask for and they will be sure you are kept fully informed.
My wife and I swapping mortgage lender for our maisonette in Selsey with Lloyds. We have a son 18 who lives with us. Our solicitor requested us to identify anyone over the age of 17 other than ourselves who lives in the flat. Our lawyer has now e-mailed a document for our son to sign, waiving any legal rights in the event that the property is forfeited by the lender. I have a couple of concerns (1) Is this form unique to the Lloyds conveyancing panel as he did not need to sign this form when we purchased 3 years ago (2) In signing this form is our son in any way compromising his right to inherit the property?
On the face of it your lawyer has done nothing wrong as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to Lloyds. This is solely used to protect Lloyds if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave. It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of Lloyds had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.
I have been on the look out for a flat up to £305k and found one close by in Selsey I like with a park and station nearby, however it's only got 51 years on the lease. There is not much else in Selsey in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a short lease?
If you require a home loan the shortness of the lease will likely be an issue. Discount the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the premises for a minimum of twenty four months you could request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer concerning this matter.
I am looking into buying my first house which is in Selsey and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Selsey. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Selsey area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Selsey. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found
All being well we will complete our sale of a £475,000 garden flat in Selsey on Tuesday in a week. The freeholder has quoted £396 for Landlord’s certificate, building insurance schedule and 3 years service charge statements. Is the landlord entitled to charge exorbitant fees for a leasehold conveyance in Selsey?
For the majority of leasehold sales in Selsey conveyancing will involve, questions about the management of a building inevitably needing to be answered directly by the freeholder or its agent, this includes :
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Addressing pre-exchange questions
Where consent is required before sale in Selsey
Supplying insurance information
Deeds of covenant upon sale
Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale
I bought a split level flat in Selsey, conveyancing was carried out in 2009. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Equivalent properties in Selsey with a long lease are worth £206,000. The ground rent is £45 charged once a year. The lease terminates on 21st October 2092
You have 67 years left to run the likely cost is going to range between £10,500 and £12,000 plus plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.
The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to provide the actual costs without more detailed investigations. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other concerns that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action placing reliance on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.
We yesterday discovered that one of the directors of the law firm acting on the purchase conveyancing in Selsey is a relative of the seller. Is this allowed?
As long as there is no conflict of interest this is permitted. If you are requiring a home loan then the lender may have a say as many banks have specific requirements concerning this. For example for Lloyds TSB Scotland as of 30/10/2025, the requirements read as follows :