Having been referred to your web site we were about to go ahead with a conveyancing solicitor in Buckinghamshire endorsed using your comparison tool but stumbled across some other costs illustrations via the web look less pricey – why is this?

There are plenty of firms promoting alleged £99 conveyancing, yet more often than not supplementalcharges end up with the final fee totally different to the one you expected. According to the Legal Ombudsman fees listed in terms of business should be fair and reasonable invoiced The solicitors that we put forward for conveyancing in Buckinghamshire specify all charges for the property you plan tobuy.

I'm the single recipient of my late father’s estate with all property in now in my sole name, including the my former home in Buckinghamshire. The Buckinghamshire property was put into my name in January. I want to move. I do know about the Mortgage Lenders six month 'rule', which means that my property ownership may be treated the same way as if I'd bought the house in January. Do I have to wait half a year to sell?

The CML handbook mandates solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you may be impacted by that. Some banks would take a pragmatic view as this obligation is primarily there to identify subsales or the wholesaling and assigning of property.

We had appointed solicitors with offices in Buckinghamshire on the Nationwide solicitor panel. They are now charging me a separate sum for handling the Nationwide mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee set by Nationwide?

Provided it is contained in their Terms and Conditions or estimate then yes your lawyer is entitled to charge a fee for this. The charge is not set by Nationwide but by your Buckinghamshire property lawyer. Some firms on the Nationwide panel will quote ’dealing with mortgage’ fee and others do not.

I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Kent Reliance. I assume I don't need a Buckinghamshire solicitor on the Kent Reliance panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.

If you have finished paying off your Kent Reliance mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Kent Reliance mortgage from the register. Kent Reliance, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:

1. but are not moving to another property
2. where Kent Reliance has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
3. Kent Reliance has instructed the Land Registry to do so

I decided to have a survey done on a house in Buckinghamshire prior to instructing solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. The surveyor has said that some mortgage companies will refuse to issue a loan on this type of premises.

It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different instructions from Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to call us we can investigate further via the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Buckinghamshire. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Buckinghamshire especially if they are familiar with such properties in Buckinghamshire.

What does commercial conveyancing in Buckinghamshire cover?

Buckinghamshire conveyancing for business premises covers a broad array of guidance, given by qualified solicitors, relating to business property. For example, this type of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more commonly, the transfer of existing business tenancies or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial loans and the termination of leases.

I have just started marketing my basement flat in Buckinghamshire. Conveyancing has not commenced, however I have recently had a half-yearly service charge demand – Do I pay up?

Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should clear the service charge as you normally would as all rents and maintenance payments should be allotted as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.

Buckinghamshire Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Examples of Questions you should consider Prior to Purchasing

The best form of lease arrangement is a share of the freehold. In this scenario the lessees benefit from being in charge if their destiny and notwithstanding that a managing agent is frequently retained where the building is bigger than a house conversion, the managing agent is directed by the tenants. How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their maintenance charge payments? Is there a share of the freehold?