I am need of leasehold conveyancing for a flat in a fairly new development (five years old) in Leicester. 95% of the properties have already been disposed of. Do I need carry out the neighbourhood searches for my conveyancing in Leicester?

If you getting a mortgage, your bank will require some (many) of the searches so you'll have no choice. If not, then Leicester conveyancing searches are for you to decide upon. Your lawyer, will ’encourage’, perhaps strongly, that you should have the searches done, but he or she is duty bound in this regard. One thing to bear in mind; if you are likely to sell the house one day, it may be of interest to your future buyer what the searches contain. Sometimes houses with no practical issues can still throw up adverse search results. But if you demand that your lawyer to proceed without searches then your lawyer will have to follow your instructions or ask you to appoint a different lawyer for your conveyancing in Leicester.

We are purchasing a house in Leicester. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a conveyancer? At some point we have to send funds into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our money?

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.

A friend advised me that in purchasing a property in Leicester there could be various restrictions prohibiting external alterations to the property. Is this right?

There are anumerous of properties in Leicester which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to execute external variations. Part of the conveyancing in Leicester should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

Is there a list of Aldermore panel solicitors in Leicester on the Building Society Association’s Website?

Unfortunately not yet. There is no such tool on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association websites. Very few lending institutions make their panel listings viewable over the internet. Where you are in need of a Leicester conveyancer on the Aldermore please make the most of our facility.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Leicester. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

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

Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry.

Due to the guidance of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Leicester in advance of instructing conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the house. Our surveyor advised that some banks tend not give a mortgage on a flying freehold property.

It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different requirements for example to Halifax. Should you wish to call us we can check via the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Leicester. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Leicester especially if they are acquainted with such properties in Leicester.

Am I better off to use a Leicester conveyancing lawyer in close proximity to the house I am buying? An old friend can carry out the legal work however her office is 400kilometers away.

The primary upside of using a local Leicester conveyancing practice is that you can visit the firm to sign documents, hand in your ID and apply pressure on them if necessary. They will also have local insight which is a plus. That being said it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If other friends have used your friend and on the whole were impressed that should trump using an unknown Leicester conveyancing lawyer just because they are local.