We are buying a flat in Kirkby In Furness. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a lawyer? At some point we have to deposit money into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our deposit?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

Have just purchased a repossessed house at auction in Kirkby In Furness. Conveyancing is needed. What are my next steps?

Now that you have legally bound yourself to purchase you will need to instruct a conveyancing lawyer as a matter of priority as you will have a tight a fixed date to complete the property. All auction property will ordinarily have a corresponding legal set of papers. This will likely include the copy title deeds, local authority and drainage searches. If you have purchased leasehold premises the auction pack should contain a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing paperwork specific to leasehold premises. You should hand this to the lawyer instructed by you as soon as possible. You also need to ensure that that you have the requisite funding in order to complete on the on the contractual date .

My husband and I have organised a further advance on our mortgage from HSBC as we want to carry out improvements to our property in Kirkby In Furness. Do we need to choose a local Kirkby In Furness solicitor on the HSBC conveyancing panel to handle the paperwork?

HSBC do not ordinarily instruct firms on their approved list of lawyers to handle the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the HSBC panel.

I have todayfound out that Arc property Solicitors have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Kirkby In Furness for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 12 months ago. How can I establish that my home is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?

The easiest way to check if the premises is registered to you, you can carry out 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 Kirkby In Furness conveyancing specialists.

I am buying a new build house in Kirkby In Furness with a mortgage from Barclays . The sellers would not reduce the amount so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The estate agent suggested that I not inform my solicitor about this deal as it may affect my mortgage with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

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My wife and I purchased a leasehold flat in Kirkby In Furness. Conveyancing and Nottingham Building Society mortgage went though with no issue. A letter has just been received from someone saying they have taken over the freehold. It included a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1994. The conveyancing solicitor in Kirkby In Furness who acted for me is not around. Any advice?

First contact the Land Registry to be sure that this person is indeed the new freeholder. It is not necessary to instruct a Kirkby In Furness conveyancing solicitor to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for a few pound. Rest assured that in any event, even if this is the legitimate freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

I acquired a split level flat in Kirkby In Furness, conveyancing was carried out 8 years ago. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Comparable flats in Kirkby In Furness with over 90 years remaining are worth £181,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £55 per annum. The lease ceases on 21st October 2076

With 51 years left to run we estimate the price of your lease extension to span between £30,400 and £35,200 as well as 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 are not able to provide a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive investigations. You should not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt other concerns that need to be taken into account and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action placing reliance on this information without first getting professional advice.