I am in the throes of transferring my current residential home loan to a Buy to Let Leeds Building Society mortgage. I have been informed by my broker that I must appoint a solicitor for this. I spoke to my former Tring conveyancing firm who dealt with the legals when I originally acquired the premises. The quote provided of £500 has surprised me as its a refinance than a sale or purchase.
The estimate fees appear a tad high. If you you were to look around you may be able to get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by as much as £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, assuming were content with the conveyancing the firm gave you maycome to rue choosing an an unknown conveyancer. If is important to ensure that the conveyancer can also act for Leeds Building Society. Do utilise our search tool to locate a Tring conveyancing firm on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Tring.
I am purchasing a house mortgage free in Tring. I have lived for the last 15 years in Tring. Conveyancing searches are expensive. Given that I know the area and road intimately should I not bother getting the solicitor to do all the conveyancing searches?
In the absence of a mortgage, then all but one or two of the Tring conveyancing searches are at your discretion. Your conveyancer will try and sway you, no-doubt strongly, that you should have searches completed, but she has a professional duty to take that path of advice. Do bear in mind; if you are going to dispose of the house in the future, it will likely be be of importance to your prospective purchaser what the searches disclose. Sometimes premises with no practical issues can still reveal unexpected search results. A good conveyancing solicitor in Tring should provide you some constructive guidance here.
We see that you have a search directory listing solicitors on the Barclays conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a referral fee if I retain them for our own conveyancing in Tring?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Barclays conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Tring.
Is it necessary during the course of the conveyancing process to attend the offices of the solicitor to sign the legal charge? If so, I will appoint a lawyer who conducts conveyancing in Tring so that I can attend their offices if required.
Whereas this was necessary 12 years ago, almost all mortgage companies no longer oblige their conveyancing panel lawyer to witness the borrowers signature. You will still be obliged to supply identification documents and there are still manifest advantages to using a locally based ayer, in your situation a conveyancing solicitor in Tring.
I only have Fifty years left on my flat in Tring. I am keen to extend my lease but my landlord is can not be found. What options are available to me?
On the basis that 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 mean that your lease can be extended by the Court. You will be obliged to prove that you or your lawyers have used your best endeavours to find the lessor. On the whole a specialist may be helpful to try and locate and prepare a report which can be accepted by the court as evidence that the landlord is indeed missing. It is advisable to get professional help from a solicitor in relation to devolving into the landlord’s absence and the application to the County Court overseeing Tring.
I bought a ground floor flat in Tring, conveyancing having been completed half a dozen years ago. Can you let me have an estimate of the premium that my landlord can legally expect in return for granting a renewal of my lease? Similar flats in Tring with a long lease are worth £260,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 yearly. The lease expires on 21st October 2099
You have 74 years remaining on your lease we estimate the price of your lease extension to be between £8,600 and £9,800 plus legals.
The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to supply the actual costs in the absence of detailed due diligence. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other issues that need to be considered and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward placing reliance on this information without first getting professional advice.
I recently become aware that one of the partners of the law firm undertaking the purchase conveyancing in Tring is a relative of the seller. Is this acceptable?
Provided there is no conflict of interest this is permitted. If you are requiring mortgage finance then the bank may have a say as many banks have specific requirements concerning this. For example for Virgin as of 4/5/2025, the requirements read as follows :