We are purchasing a house and the conveyancer has referenced Chancel Repair to which the property may be obligated to pay because it falls into the area of such a church. She has suggested insurance. Is this really necessary for conveyancing in Leven

Unless a previous purchase of the premises completed after 12 October 2013 you may assume that lawyers carrying out conveyancing in Leven to remain encouraging a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.

Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Leven ahead of retaining lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. The surveyor advised that some mortgage companies may refuse to issue a loan on this type of premises.

It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different instructions from Birmingham Midshires. If you 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 used to dealing with flying freeholds in Leven. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Leven especially if they are acquainted with such properties in Leven.

How do I identify a Leven law firm on the Alliance & Leicester conveyancing panel? I have wheels and am happy to travel upto 25kilometers to meet the conveyancer.

You can use the facility on this page. Please pick a mortgage company and your location and you will see a number of Leven conveyancing lawyers locally. We have detailed some Leven conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can contact them to see if they are on the Alliance & Leicester member panel

I need to appoint a conveyancing solicitor for freehold conveyancing in Leven. I've stumble across a web site which looks to be the ideal offering If it is possible to get all this stuff completed via email that would be ideal. Do I need to be concerned? What should out be looking out for?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

Can you offer any advice when it comes to finding a Leven conveyancing firm to deal with our lease extension?

When appointing a conveyancer for lease extension works (regardless if they are a Leven conveyancing practice) it is most important that he or she should be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of work. We suggest that you speak with several firms including non Leven conveyancing practices prior to instructing a firm. If the firm is ALEP accredited then that’s a bonus. The following questions could be of use:

How familiar is the firm with lease extension legislation? What are the costs for lease extension work?

Leven Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Queries Prior to buying

Are there any major works in the planning that could increase the service charges? The best form of lease arrangement is a share of the freehold. In this scenario the tenants have control and even though a managing agent is often retained if it is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent retained by the leaseholders. If a Leven lease has less than eighty years it will have adverse implications on the marketability of the property. Check with your bank that they are willing to lend given the lease term. Leases with fewer than 80 years remaining means that you will most likely require a lease extension at some point and it is worth finding out how much this will be. For most Levenlease extensions you would need to own the residence for 24 months in order to be entitled to extend the lease.