Can you explain why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Lees and Moorside is more expensive?

The conveyancing fees on a leasehold premises in Lees and Moorside is often higher than on a freehold residence. This is because there is an amount of extra investigations required in communicating with the freeholder and managing agents to collate the evidence about whether the rent and service fee have been cleared and whether there are any major works due in the near future on repairs or maintenance of the block.

I am close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our home in Lees and Moorside and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was constructed on contaminated land. A local lawyer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers instructed a web based conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Lees and Moorside. Having lived in Lees and Moorside for 5 years we know that this is a non issue. Do we contact our local Authority to get confirmation need.

It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing lawyer currently acting for you. What do they say? You must enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same illness)

How straightforward is it to use the search app to select a conveyancing lawyer in Lees and Moorside on the approved list for my mortgage?

Step one is to pick a mortgage company such as Yorkshire Building Society, Coventry Building Society or Platform Home Loans Ltd then type in your preferred area e.g. Lees and Moorside. Conveyancing firms in Lees and Moorside and further afield should be shown.

I own a leasehold flat in Lees and Moorside. Conveyancing and Nottingham Building Society mortgage organised. A letter has just been received from someone claiming to own the reversionary interest in the property. Attached was a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1991. The conveyancing solicitor in Lees and Moorside who acted for me is not around. Do I pay?

First make enquiries of HMLR to make sure that this person is in fact the registered owner of the freehold reversion. There is no need to instruct a Lees and Moorside conveyancing firm to do this as it can be done on-line for £3. Rest assured that regardless, even if this is the rightful freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

Lees and Moorside Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Questions you should ask before Purchasing

Who manages the block? What is the length of the lease?

I'm purchasing a flat in Lees and Moorside. I can find my conveyancer's company on the Law Society's list, but I can't find my conveyancer's name as listed on the regulator's website. Is this a big problem?

Not every individual in the company must be listed by the regulator. Provided there is a manager qualified to 'oversee' the conveyancing, the actual day-to-day activity can be undertaken by unqualified staff.