I have Fifty Six years unexpired on my lease and require a lease extension for my apartment in Stokenchurch. Conveyancing solicitors on the Chelsea Building Society panel can deal with such extensions correct?
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are securing a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Chelsea Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 13/2/2026 the requirements read as follows :
Forgive me if this question is silly but I am unexperienced as FTB of a ground floor flat in Stokenchurch. Do I pick up the keys to the property on completion from my conveyancer? If so, I will use a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Stokenchurch?
There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will transfer the completion advance to the vendor’s lawyers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you should be called to collect the keys from the selling Agents and move into your new home. Usually this happens between 1 and 3pm.
We had chosen conveyancing lawyers located in Stokenchurch on the Skipton solicitor approved list. They have just invoiced me a supplemental charge for the legal aspects of the Skipton mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by Skipton?
Unfortunately, as long as it is in their Terms and Conditions or estimate then yes your conveyancing practitioner is entitled to levy a fee for this. This charge is not set by Skipton but by your Stokenchurch property lawyer. Numerous firms on the Skipton panel will quote an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.
We are getting the release of further funds on our home loan from Bank of Ireland as we want to conduct renovations to our house in Stokenchurch. Are we obliged to select a nearby Stokenchurch solicitor on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel to handle the legals?
Bank of Ireland would not normally instruct firms on their conveyancing panel to handle such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Bank of Ireland list.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Stokenchurch?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Stokenchurch. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
How does conveyancing in Stokenchurch differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Stokenchurch contact us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is built. This is because builders in Stokenchurch tend to buy the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Stokenchurch or who has acted in the same development.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I put an offer in two weeks back in what was supposed to be a simple, chain free conveyancing. Stokenchurch is where the house is located. Can you offer any assistance?
Flying freeholds in Stokenchurch are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Stokenchurch you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Stokenchurch may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.
Are there any distinct benefits to using a local solicitor in Stokenchurch
Home movers in Stokenchurch opt for a local conveyancing practitioner so that they can visit if they have problems, and to collect documents without using the Royal Mail.
One could say that there is a slight advantage when using a conveyancing practitioner nearby to the premises you are buying, due to the familiarity of the area and possible local concerns - yet this is debatable. The majority of conveyancers conduct their work online and may be anywhere in the world.