My Solicitor in Lakenheath is not on the Britannia Solicitor Panel. Is it possible for me to use my family solicitor notwithstanding that they are excluded from the Britannia list of approved lawyers?
Your options are as follows:
- Complete the purchase with your preferred Lakenheath solicitors but Britannia will need to retain a lawyer on their list of acceptable firms. This will inevitably rack up the total legal fees and cause frustration.
- Find an alternative practitioner to act in the purchase, not forgetting to check they are on the Britannia panel
My wife and I own a renovated Georgian house in Lakenheath. Conveyancing practitioner represented me and Platform Home Loans Ltd. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw a couple of entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold under the matching address. Is it worth asking Platform Home Loans Ltd to clarify?
You need to review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Lakenheath and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they sell they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also enquire as to the situation with the conveyancing practitioner who conducted the conveyancing.
I'm converting the mortgage on my primary property to a BTL mortgage with National Westminster Bank and I will use the ballance of the raised equity as a deposit on further property. The neighborhood we are interested in is Lakenheath. Will your solicitors be able to act for both sets of banks and link together the two deals?
Do use our search tool on this page to ensure that the lawyers are approved by both lenders. On the basis that they are the conveyancer will be able to tie up the two transactions but you should have a chat with you solicitor and make apparent your expectations and requirements.
As co-executor for the will of my uncle I am selling a property in Newport but I am based in Lakenheath. My solicitor (approximately 260 kilometers from mehas requested that I sign a statutory declaration prior to the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in Lakenheath to attest and place their company stamp on the document?
Technically speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are located in Lakenheath
I have just appointed agents to market my basement flat in Lakenheath. Conveyancing has not commenced, but I have just had a quarterly service charge invoice – Do I pay up?
It best that you clear the invoice as you normally would because all rents and service invoices should be allotted on completion, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.
I inherited a 1 bedroom flat in Lakenheath, conveyancing having been completed April 2010. How much will my lease extension cost? Similar flats in Lakenheath with an extended lease are worth £190,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £65 per annum. The lease runs out on 21st October 2085
With just 61 years left to run the likely cost is going to span between £18,100 and £20,800 plus legals.
The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to supply a more accurate figure without more comprehensive investigations. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be additional concerns that need to be taken into account and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action based on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.