What is the first thing I need to know about purchase conveyancing in Cradley Heath?

You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Cradley Heath or throughout Birmingham is often a confrontational experience. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there is lots of opportunity for conflict between you and others involved in the legal transfer of property. For instance, the seller, estate agent and on occasion your lender. Appointing a solicitor for your conveyancing in Cradley Heath is a critical decision as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONE party in the process whose responsibility is to look after your best interests and to keep you safe.

We are witnessing a worrying ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone must be at fault for the process taking so long. We recommend that you must always trust your solicitor above the other players when it comes to the legal transfer of property.

I have recentlybeen informed that Arc property Solicitors have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Cradley Heath for a purchase of a freehold house 12 months ago. How can I check that the property is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?

The quickest method to see if the property is in your name, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Cradley Heath conveyancing specialists.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a leasehold apartment up to £305k and found one close by in Cradley Heath I like with open areas and transport links nearby, however it only has 49 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Cradley Heath for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a lease with such few years left?

If you require a mortgage that many years may be an issue. Discount the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing owner has owned the premises for at least twenty four months you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor concerning this.

I am a sole trader looking to lease a unit on a shopping parade. Can you recommend solicitors offering fixed costs for non-domestic conveyancing in Cradley Heath for less than £1,200?

We can recommend firms who have well rounded knowledge of commercial conveyancing in Cradley Heath, including the disposal and purchase of businesses as well as simply premises. Whether you are hoping to buy or sell a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail premises or a whole business we will find you the right solicitor. As for the costs these will vary based on the structure and heads of terms of the proposed transaction. Please provide us with your details or call so as to enable us to supply you with a detailed commercial conveyancing quote.

What is the reason for my conveyancer requiring numerous items of ID ahead of starting selling or buying a property in Cradley Heath?

Cradley Heath lawyers are obliged by the Law Society, Solicitors Regulation Authority, HMLR and current AML legislation to certify that the have verified the identity of their clients. It will also be a condition of your lender where you are taking a mortgage. Furthermore they have to complete various forms, particularly those relating to SDLT and need to have details such as your full names, NI number and date of birth.