My family solicitor has quoted £1200 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Haxby. I am hoping to downsize from a Georgian detached home for £225,000. Is this over the top? Is it above the average fee for conveyancing in Haxby?

The estimate does seem marginally steep. Where you are happy to expend time scrutinising quotes you could reduce the fees marginally by say £100 plus VAT. That being said, you maycome to rue opting for an a cheaper solicitor. Remember to check the firm can act for your mortgage company. Do employ our comparison tool to find a Haxby conveyancing practice on the lender’s member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Haxby.

I am considering applying for a UBS mortgage for purchase of a new build (under development) in Haxby with 60% loan to value. Is it compulsory to choose a solicitor on the conveyancing panel for UBS ?

In theory, you could use a solicitor that is not on the UBS conveyancing panel, but UBS would require one of their panel solicitors to be instructed to act in their interests, and you'd have to pay for this - so most people instruct a panel solicitor. It's also easier, as otherwise you'd have to deal with two solicitors for the same conveyancing matter.

I have todaydiscovered that Wolstenholmes have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Haxby for a purchase of a freehold house 18 months ago. How can I establish that the property is in my name in the name of the previous owner?

The easiest method to check if the property is registered to you, 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 Haxby conveyancing specialists.

I am buying a new build apartment in Haxby. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Haxby

Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Please supply a car parking plan. The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?

I am in need of some leasehold conveyancing in Haxby. Before diving in I would like to find out the unexpired term of the lease.

If the lease is recorded at the land registry - and most are in Haxby - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars 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 bought a leasehold flat in Haxby, conveyancing having been completed in 2004. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Equivalent flats in Haxby with over 90 years remaining are worth £260,000. The ground rent is £45 levied per year. The lease ends on 21st October 2098

With only 74 years left to run we estimate the price of your lease extension to be between £8,600 and £9,800 plus plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs in the absence of comprehensive due diligence. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt other issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action based on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.