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Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Dorchester On Thames

Can the conveyancing lawyers identified via your search tool conduct attended exchange conveyancing in Dorchester On Thames?

There are a few conveyancing experts who can conduct 24hr exchanges. You should call us to obtain a costs illustration and details as to availability.

This question may be naive but I am wet behind the ears as a first time buyer of a garden flat in Dorchester On Thames. Do I collect the keys to the house on the completion date from my lawyer? If this is the case, I will use a local conveyancing solicitor in Dorchester On Thames?

On the day of completion you will not be required to attend the conveyancers office in Dorchester On Thames. Conveyancing lawyers for you will electronically transfer the completion advance to the vendor’s conveyancers, and once they have received this, you should be invited to receive the keys from the Estate Agents and start moving into the property. This tends to happen between 1 and 3pm.

I am due to move home in February. Does my conveyancing solicitor call the removal company on the day of completion. Incidentally, can you suggest a removal company in Dorchester On Thames. Conveyancing solicitor was organised before I stumbled across this website.

On the day of completion you can collect the keys from the property agent but this should only take place after the sellers solicitors confirm to the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be released. You can inform the removal men that you are ready to move in. We are not in a position to recommend a specific removal organisation but can assist you in finding a conveyancing in Dorchester On Thames or a solicitor that specialises in conveyancing in Dorchester On Thames.

I can not fathom if my lender requires a lease extension. I have called into my local Dorchester On Thames bank branch on a couple of occasions and was told they are content with the situation and they will lend. My Dorchester On Thames conveyancing solicitor - who is on the bank conveyancing panel- called to say that they would not lend based on their UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook minimum lease term requirements. Who do I believe?

The property lawyer must follow the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook section two specifications for your bank. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the lender will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the bank to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years left on the lease.

I have been on the look out for a flat up to £195,000 and identified one round the corner in Dorchester On Thames I like with amenity areas and transport links in the vicinity, the downside is that it only has 61 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Dorchester On Thames for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a lease with such few years left?

Should you need a mortgage the remaining unexpired lease term will be an issue. Reduce the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the premises for a minimum of twenty four months you may ask them to start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer about this.

I am attracted to a couple of maisonettes in Dorchester On Thames both have about fifty years unexpired on the lease term. should I be concerned?

There are plenty of short leases in Dorchester On Thames. The lease is a right to use the premises for a prescribed time frame. As the lease gets shorter the value of the lease deteriorates and it becomes more expensive to extend the lease. For this reason it is advisable to increase the term of the lease. More often than not it is difficulties arise selling premises with a short lease because mortgage companies may be unwilling to lend money on properties of this type. Lease extension can be a protracted process. We recommend you seek professional help from a solicitor and surveyor with experience in this field.

Dorchester On Thames Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Queries Prior to Purchasing

    Best to be warned whether window replacement or some other significant cost is pending to be shared by the tenants and may well dramatically impact the level of the service fees or require a specific payment. Please note that where the lease has less than eighty years it will have adverse implications on the marketability of the flat. It is worth checking with your mortgage company that they are content with residual term of the lease. A short lease means that you will probably need a lease extension sooner rather than later and you need to have some idea of what this would cost. Remember, in most cases you would need to own the residence for two years in order to be entitled to extend the lease. Who are the managing agents?

I previously told by my mortgage company that their panel conveyancers operate no sale no fee basis for conveyancing in Dorchester On Thames. My purchase aborted and now the conveyancers have invoiced for search fees! They say the fees are independent!

By promising "no completion no fee" Dorchester On Thames conveyancing lawyers are foregoing their fees for any work done. We must stress this does not constitute an insurance scheme. Disbursements aren’t covered – where the conveyancer have to pay money out to independent parties, for instance Dorchester On Thames local search fees

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