We are looking to buy a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Market Weighton who is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. Can you recommend a local conveyancing firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Bank of Ireland . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Market Weighton.

Have just purchased a repossessed house at auction in Market Weighton. Conveyancing is necessary. What are my next steps?

Given that you are now exchanged you must appoint a conveyancing solicitor soon as you now have a pending a fixed date to complete the purchase. An auction property should have an associated auction set of papers. This should include evidence of title and search results. In the case of leasehold premises the auction pack should include a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing paperwork pertinent to leasehold premises. You must pass this on to the lawyer instructed by you as soon as possible. You also need to ensure that you have funds organised to complete the transaction on the set completion date.

We had instructed solicitors with offices in Market Weighton on the Aldermore solicitor panel. They have just billed me a supplemental fee for the legal aspects of the Aldermore mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by Aldermore?

Provided it is contained in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your property lawyer can levy a fee for this. This charge is not set by Aldermore but by your Market Weighton lawyer. Numerous firms on the Aldermore panel will levy ’dealing with mortgage’ fee and others do not.

I am buying a property in Market Weighton. An unusual aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. RBS have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?

Given that your lender is RBS your lawyer must comply with the conveyancing requirements set out in Section 2 of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for RBS. The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook sets out minimum conditions for solar panel roof-space leases, and property lawyers are required to report to RBS where a lease does not satisfy these requirements. The conditions relate to the installation of panels on properties nationwide and is not restricted to Market Weighton.

I am buying a new build apartment in Market Weighton. 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 conveyancing.

Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Market Weighton

If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme.

What does commercial conveyancing in Market Weighton cover?

Market Weighton conveyancing for business premises covers a wide array of guidance, offered by regulated solicitors, relating to business premises. By way of example, this type of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more commonly, the assignment of existing leases or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial loans and the termination of tenancies.

There are only 72 years unexpired on my lease in Market Weighton. I am keen to extend my lease but my landlord is absent. What options are available to me?

If you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be extended by the magistrate. However, you will be required to demonstrate that you have done all that could be expected to track down the freeholder. On the whole an enquiry agent should be useful to try and locate and prepare a report to be used as proof that the landlord is indeed missing. It is advisable to get professional help from a property lawyer both on devolving into the landlord’s disappearance and the application to the County Court overseeing Market Weighton.

I own a basement flat in Market Weighton, conveyancing formalities finalised April 1995. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Comparable flats in Market Weighton with an extended lease are worth £195,000. The ground rent is £45 invoiced every year. The lease ceases on 21st October 2088

With only 63 years left to run the likely cost is going to be between £16,200 and £18,600 as well as legals.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to supply the actual costs in the absence of detailed investigations. You should not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you should 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.