I have just started taking steps with the aim of changing my existing standard home loan to a Buy to Let Platform Home Loans Ltd mortgage. The bank has said that I need a solicitor for this. I had a chat my past Buckfastleigh conveyancing practitioner who who conducted the conveyancing when I initially purchased the house. The costs illustration supplied of £470 is an eye-watering amount to do this as its a refinance than a sale or purchase.

The estimate does seem a tad on the high side. If you shop around you might get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by say £125. On the other hand, if you were happy with the service the firm offered you maylive to rue choosing an an unknown solicitor. Don't forget to ensure the conveyancer can represent Platform Home Loans Ltd. Do utilise our search tool to get a quote a Buckfastleigh conveyancing firm on the Platform Home Loans Ltd approved list of lawyers, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Buckfastleigh.

I am need of leasehold conveyancing for an apartment in a fairly new development (five years built) in Buckfastleigh. The vast majority the properties have already been occupied. Do I need carry out the conveyancing searches for my conveyancing in Buckfastleigh?

If you are purchasing a property with the assistance of a mortgage, your lender will insist on some (many) of the searches so you'll have no choice. If not, then Buckfastleigh conveyancing searches are optional. Your lawyer, will 'advise', perhaps in the strongest possible terms, that you should have the searches done, but he or she is duty bound in this regard. One thing to bear in mind; if you are likely to sell the house one day, it may be of interest to your future buyer what the searches contain. Sometimes houses with no practical issues can still throw up adverse search results. But if you choose to instruct your lawyer to proceed without searches then your lawyer will have to follow your instructions or ask you to appoint a different lawyer for your conveyancing in Buckfastleigh.

We see that you have a post code search directory listing firms on the Lloyds conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a referral fee if I retain them for our conveyancing in Buckfastleigh?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Lloyds conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Buckfastleigh.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my house can not be found. The conveyancers who handled the conveyancing in Buckfastleigh 4 years ago no longer exist. What are my next steps?

As long as you have a registered title the details of your ownership will be documented by the Land Registry under a Title Number. It is easy to conduct a search at the Land Registry, locate your property and get up to date copies of the Registered Entries for less than a fiver. Where the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will in most cases hold a certified duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be obtained for £20 inclusive of VAT.

I have recently realised that I have 72 years left on my lease in Buckfastleigh. I need to extend my lease but my landlord is can not be found. What options are available to me?

On the basis that you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application 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 Court. However, you will be required to demonstrate that you have made all reasonable attempts to locate the freeholder. On the whole a specialist should be useful to carry out a search and to produce an expert document which can be accepted by the court as proof that the landlord can not be located. It is wise to seek advice from a solicitor in relation to investigating the landlord’s disappearance and the vesting order request to the County Court overseeing Buckfastleigh.

I bought a 2 bed flat in Buckfastleigh, conveyancing was carried out half a dozen years ago. How much will my lease extension cost? Equivalent flats in Buckfastleigh with an extended lease are worth £211,000. The ground rent is £50 per annum. The lease finishes on 21st October 2092

With 68 years left to run the likely cost is going to be between £9,500 and £11,000 as well as legals.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs without more detailed due diligence. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.