Our family solicitor has given a fee estimate £1400 for fixed fee conveyancing in Abbots Langley. I am looking to sell a Victorian property for £125,000. Are these conveyancing fees excessive? Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Abbots Langley?
The charges are a bit high. If you are content to spend time contrasting fee on a like for like basis you could decrease the fees slightly by say £125. On the other hand, you mightcome to rue opting for an an unknown conveyancer. If is important to check that the firm can represent your bank. You can utilise our search tool to choose a Abbots Langley conveyancing practice on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Abbots Langley.
Finally the sale completed on my house in Abbots Langley last November yet the purchaser is calling every few hours to say their solicitor is waiting to hear from mysolicitor. What should my lawyer have done following completion?
Post completion of your house sale your lawyer should send the transfer documentation and all additional paperwork to the purchaser's lawyers. Depending on the transaction, your conveyancer must also confirm that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been discharged to the buyers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion tasks specific conveyancing in Abbots Langley.
The deeds to my property can not be found. The solicitors who conducted the conveyancing in Abbots Langley 4 years ago have long since closed. What are my options?
Gone are the days when you need to have the physical official documentation to prove you own the land or property, as the Land Registry hold details of all registered land or property electronically.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on two weeks back in what was supposed to be a simple, chain free conveyancing. Abbots Langley is where the house is located. Is there any advice you can impart?
Flying freeholds in Abbots Langley are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Abbots Langley you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Abbots Langley 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 premises.
Having checked my lease I have discovered that there are only 62 years remaining on my flat in Abbots Langley. I am keen to extend my lease but my landlord is can not be found. What options are available to me?
If you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be extended by the magistrate. You will be obliged to demonstrate that you or your lawyers have used your best endeavours to find the freeholder. For most situations a specialist would be helpful to carry out a search and prepare an expert document which can be used as evidence that the landlord is indeed missing. It is advisable to get professional help from a solicitor in relation to investigating the landlord’s absence and the vesting order request to the County Court covering Abbots Langley.
I own a studio flat in Abbots Langley, conveyancing having been completed half a dozen years ago. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Corresponding properties in Abbots Langley with over 90 years remaining are worth £206,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 invoiced annually. The lease ends on 21st October 2090
With 66 years remaining on your lease the likely cost is going to be between £11,400 and £13,200 plus plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.
The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to supply the actual costs without more comprehensive investigations. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be additional concerns that need to be taken into account 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.