Can I use your services to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Nottingham even if I’m not buying or selling a house, for example where I intend to acquire a shop in Nottingham with a loan from Leeds Building Society?

The service is primarily utilised to help choose domestic conveyancing solicitors in Nottingham but we have recorded towards the end of this page a few Nottingham commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to make contact with the firm directly to establish if they can also act for Leeds Building Society

I bought my flat on 13 September and my personal details is not yet registered. Need I be worried? My conveyancing solicitor in Nottingham expressed confidence that it should be recorded inside ten days. Are transfers in Nottingham uniquely lengthy to register?

As far as conveyancing in Nottingham is concerned, registration is no quicker or slower than the rest of the country. Rather than based on location, timeframes can differ subject to who lodges the application, whether it is in order and whether the Land registry must send notices to any interested persons or bodies. As of today approximately three quarters of such applications are completed in less than three weeks but occasionally there can be extensive hold-ups. Historically registration takes place once the purchaser has moved in to the premises therefore post completion formalities is not typically an essential issue but if there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your solicitor must contact the land registry and explain the circumstances.

Is it best to instruct a Nottingham conveyancing lawyer in close proximity to the house I am buying? I have an old university friend who can handle the legal work however her office is 400miles away.

The benefit of a local Nottingham conveyancing practice is that you can drop in to execute paperwork, present your ID and pester them where appropriate. They will also have local insight which is a bonus. However it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If if people you trust used your friend and the majority were happy that should surpass using an unfamiliar Nottingham conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being round the corner.

I want to sublet my leasehold apartment in Nottingham. Conveyancing solicitor who did the purchase is retired - so can't ask him. Do I need to ask my freeholder for their consent?

A lease governs the relationship between the freeholder and you the leaseholder; in particular, it will set out if subletting is not allowed, or permitted but only subject to certain caveats. The accepted inference is that if the lease contains no specific ban or restriction, subletting is permitted. Most leases in Nottingham do not prevent strict prohibition on subletting – such a provision would undoubtedly devalue the property. In most cases there is a basic requirement that the owner notifies the freeholder, possibly sending a copy of the tenancy agreement.

Nottingham Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Questions you should consider Prior to Purchasing

The majority of Nottingham leasehold flats will have a service bill for maintenance of the block set by the management company. Where you purchase the property you will have to meet this amount, usually periodically accross the year. This may vary from several hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for large purpose-built buildings. In all probability there will be a rentcharge to be met yearly, this is usually not a exorbitant amount, say about £50-£100 but you should to check it because on occasion it could be many hundreds of pounds. Generally speaking the cost for major works tend not to be included within maintenance charges, although there some managing agents in Nottingham require tenants to contribute towards a reserve fund and this is used to offset against major works. Its a good idea to find out as much as possible about the company managing the block as they will either make life much simpler or uncomfortable. Being a leasehold owner you are frequently at the mercy of the managing agents both financially and when it comes to every day matters like the cleanliness of the communal areas. Enquire of other people what they think of their service. Finally, find out the dates that you are obliged pay the maintenance charge to the appropriate party and specifically what it includes.

I am an executor of my recently deceased aunt’s Will, with a house in Nottingham which is to be sold. The bungalow has never been registered at HMLR and I'm told that some buyers solicitors will insist that it is completed before they will move forward. What's the mechanism for this?

In the circumstances you refer to it seems prudent to seek to register in the names of the personal representative(s) as named in the probate and in their capacity as PRs. HMLR’s online guidance explains how to register for the first time and what is required re the deeds and forms. You would need to include and official copy of the probate as well and complete the form FR1 to refer to the PRs as the applicant.