Can you explain why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Hadleigh costs more?

The conveyancing charges for a leasehold property in Hadleigh is often higher as compared to a freehold residence. This is due to the extra time required in dealing with the freeholder and managing agents to collate the information concerning whether the rent and maintenance fee have been discharged and whether there are any major works due in the near future on repairs or maintenance of the building.

My grandfather passed away six months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the house in Hadleigh. The house had a small mortgage left on it of around £8000. I want to have the title changed into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Skipton, pay off the mortgage. Is this allowed?

If you plan to refinance then Skipton will insist on your using a conveyancer on the Skipton conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Skipton conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Skipton mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.

I used Action Conveyancing a few years ago for my conveyancing in Hadleigh. I now require my papers however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Hadleigh of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I'm remortgaging my primary property to a BTL mortgage with Skipton Building Society and intend to use the remaining equity towards another house. The area we are interested in is Hadleigh. Will your lawyers be able to act for the two mortgage companies and tie in the two deals?

Do use our search tool on this site to ensure that the solicitors are on the appropriate lender panels. Having checked that they are the conveyancer should be able to tie up the two conveyancing matters but you should talk with you solicitor and specify your expectations and needs.

What tools are available to search for a Hadleigh conveyancing solicitor on the lender conveyancing panel? I have a car and am prepared to travel up to 20miles to attend the solicitor.

You can use the find a conveyancing panel search on this page. Please choose the lender and your location, in this case Hadleigh and you will see a number of lawyer located nearest Hadleigh. Alternatively you can type in the name of your proposed law firm and see if they are listed as being on the bank solicitor panel.