Recently been in touch with my conveyancing solicitor in Coxhoe who completed the legal work 18 months ago and wanted a conveyancing estimate based on the same type of home move (a leasehold residence and a freehold premises) of almost identical values with a mortgage from Nottingham Building Society. I am now being quoted twice the amount. Better the devil I know or do I seek out a cheaper internet firm of conveyancing solicitor?

The quote is fractionally on the high side. Where you are willing to spend time comparing prices you could reduce the fees marginally by perhaps £125. On the other hand, if you were happy with the service the firm provided you mightlive to regret choosing an an unknown lawyer. Remember to be sure that the solicitor can act for Nottingham Building Society. Do utilise our search tool to select a Coxhoe conveyancing firm on the Nottingham Building Society approved list of lawyers, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Coxhoe.

Can I use your services to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Coxhoe even if I’m not buying or selling a house, for example if I want to acquire a shop in Coxhoe with a mortgage from Chelsea Building Society?

Our search tool is mainly used to locate residential conveyancing solicitors in Coxhoe but we have recorded towards the bottom of this page a few Coxhoe commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to make contact with the company directly to establish if they can also act for Chelsea Building Society

My husband and I are hoping to buy a purpose built apartment in Coxhoe with a loan from Yorkshire Building Society.We like our Coxhoe conveyancing solicitor but Yorkshire Building Society says she’s not listed on their "panel". we are left little option but to use a Yorkshire Building Society panel firm or keep our high street solicitor and pay for one of their panel ones to act for them. We feel as though this is unjust; is there anything we can do?

No, not really. The home loan offered to you is subject to its various provisions, one of which will be that lawyers will be on the Yorkshire Building Society conveyancing panel. in the past, most banks had large numbers of law firms on their panels: a borrower could find one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. A further alternative is for your lawyer to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for Yorkshire Building Society

My step-father has recommend that I appoint his conveyancers in Coxhoe. Should I choose my own solicitor?

Much as we are happy to recommend a Coxhoe conveyancing lawyer the ideal way to choose a conveyancing solicitor is to seek recommendations from friends or relatives who have actually used the conveyancer that you are contemplating using.

Having checked my lease I have discovered that there are only Seventy years left on my flat in Coxhoe. I need to get lease extension but my landlord is can not be found. What are my options?

On the basis that you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be granted an extra 90 years by the Court. You will be obliged to demonstrate that you or your lawyers have done all that could be expected to track down the freeholder. On the whole a specialist may be useful to try and locate and prepare a report to be used as evidence that the freeholder is indeed missing. It is wise to seek advice from a conveyancer both on devolving into the landlord’s absence and the application to the County Court covering Coxhoe.

Coxhoe Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Queries Prior to Purchasing

Can you inform me if there are any major works in the near future that could increase the service costs? Please note that where the lease has less than 80 years it will have adverse implications on the marketability of the flat. Check with your mortgage company that they are willing to to proceed given the lease term. Leases with fewer than 80 years remaining means that you will most likely have to extend the lease at some point and you need to have some idea of what this would cost. Remember, in most cases you would need to own the premises for a couple of years in order to be legally able to carry out a lease extension. Are any of leasehold owners in arrears of their service charge payments?