We are buying a flat and need a conveyancing solicitor in Avonmouth who is on the Nottingham approved panel. Can you recommend a local solicitor?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Nottingham . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Avonmouth.

3 months have gone by following my purchase conveyancing in Avonmouth took place. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £215,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the residence from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

I decided to have a survey done on a house in Avonmouth in advance of instructing conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. Our surveyor advised that some banks may not give a loan on a flying freehold house.

It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different instructions for example to Halifax. If you contact us we can check via the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Avonmouth. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Avonmouth especially if they are accustomed to such properties in Avonmouth.

In what way does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my business offices in Avonmouth and how can you help?

The particular law that you refer to affords protection to business leaseholders, granting the a statutory right to make a request to court for a continuation of occupancy when the lease reaches an end. There are limited grounds where a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are complex. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Avonmouth is one of our hundreds of locations in which the firms we work with are located

I work for a busy estate agent office in Avonmouth where we have experienced a few flat sales derailed as a result of short leases. I have been given contradictory information from local Avonmouth conveyancing firms. Please can you shed some light as to whether the vendor of a flat can commence the lease extension formalities for the buyer?

As long as the seller has owned the lease for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the proposed purchaser can avoid having to wait 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed before, or simultaneously with completion of the disposal of the property.

An alternative approach is to agree the lease extension with the freeholder either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the buyer.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Avonmouth - A selection of Questions you should consider Prior to Purchasing

It would be wise to find out as much as possible regarding the managing agents as they can either make living at the property much simpler or a lot more difficult. Being a leasehold owner you are frequently at the mercy of the managing agents both financially and when it comes to practical matters like the tidiness of the common parts. Enquire of prospective neighbours whether they are happy with them. On a final note, find out the dates that the maintenance charges are due to the appropriate party and precisely what you get for your money. Make sure you discover if there is anything that is prohibited in the lease. For instance some leases prohibit pets being allowed in in a block in Avonmouth. If you like the flatin Avonmouth but your cat can’t move with you then you will be faced difficult decision. Most Avonmouth leasehold apartments will be liable to pay a service bill for the upkeep of the building invoiced by the landlord. Where you acquire the property you will have to meet this liability, usually quarterly accross the year. This could be anything from two or three hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for large purpose-built blocks. There will also be a rentcharge to be met annual, normally this is not a exorbitant sum, say around £25-£75 but you should to enquire it because occasionally it could be many hundreds of pounds.