Our family lawyer has sent a quote for just over a thousand pound for no sale no fee conveyancing in Carnforth. I’m hoping to downsize from a Georgian property for £200,000. Are these conveyancing fees excessive? Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Carnforth?

The quote is fractionally on the high side. If you shop around you might decrease the fees marginally by perhaps £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you maylive to regret choosing an a cheaper conveyancer. If is important to ensure the solicitor can represent your mortgage company. You can employ our comparison tool to select a Carnforth conveyancing company on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Carnforth.

Would the conveyancing solicitors identified via your search tool carry out conveyancing in Carnforth by way of an attended exchange?

We do have a number of conveyancing experts carrying out personalised exchanges. Please contact us to receive a fee calculation and details as to availability.

The deeds to our home can not be found. The lawyers who conducted the conveyancing in Carnforth 5 years ago no longer exist. What are my options?

You no longer need to hold title original deeds to establish that you are the registered proprietor of land or premises, given that the Land Registry have everything they need in a digital format.

I am looking for a flat up to £235,500 and found one near me in Carnforth I like with open areas and railway links nearby, the downside is that it only has 51 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Carnforth suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a lease with such few years left?

If you need a mortgage the shortness of the lease may be an issue. Discount the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing owner has owned the property for at least twenty four months you may request that they commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor about this matter.

Having had my offer accepted I require leasehold conveyancing in Carnforth. Before I get started I require certainty as to the remaining lease term.

If the lease is recorded at the land registry - and almost all are in Carnforth - then the leasehold title will always include the basic details of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.

I am the registered owner of a 1 bedroom flat in Carnforth, conveyancing formalities finalised May 2012. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Similar flats in Carnforth with over 90 years remaining are worth £260,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 charged once a year. The lease expires on 21st October 2100

With just 75 years remaining on your lease we estimate the price of your lease extension to range between £8,600 and £9,800 as well as professional fees.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive investigations. You should not use the figures 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. You should not move forward based on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.