How do I find the right solicitor who will give a quality service for our conveyancing in Okehampton?

Option 1 is to ask your friends and family whom they would instruct.

Second, search the web for conveyancing in Okehampton. Phone a couple or more firms listed and ask them to forward you their conveyancing quote and discuss your needs with the solicitor who will handle the conveyancing in advance ofmaking your choice.

Option 3 is to use this site to assist you in finding the right lawyers for you based on your personal expectations including location,deadlines, complications and who your intended mortgage company is. Do not be teased by £99 conveyancing in Okehampton

Our mortgage company has recommended solicitors on their panel based in Okehampton but I would rather use a conveyancing lawyer in Okehampton local to me. Are you able to help?

Far from all Okehampton conveyancing practitioners are approved and listed on all lender’s conveyancing panel. Please make the most of our find an approved solicitor tool to choose a Okehampton conveyancing solicitor on the on the mortgage company panel.

Me and my brother purchased a terraced Edwardian property in Okehampton. Conveyancing practitioner represented me and Yorkshire Building Society. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw a couple of entries: the first freehold, the second leasehold under the exact same address. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?

You should assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Okehampton and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also check the position with your conveyancing practitioner who conducted the work.

I am employed by a long established estate agency in Okehampton where we see a number of leasehold sales put at risk due to leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have been given contradictory information from local Okehampton conveyancing firms. Please can you clarify whether the owner of a flat can commence the lease extension formalities for the purchaser on completion of the sale?

Provided that the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to kick-start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is that the proposed purchaser can avoid having to sit tight for 2 years for a lease extension. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed prior to, or simultaneously with completion of the sale.

Alternatively, it may be possible to agree the lease extension with the freeholder either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the buyer.

Okehampton Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Questions you should consider Prior to Purchasing

Who is in charge of the building? Be sure to find out if the the lease includes any unreasonable restrictions in the lease. By way of example it is very common in Okehampton leases that pets are not permitted in in a block in Okehampton. If you love the flatin Okehampton however your dog is not allowed to move with you then you will be faced difficult decision. Are any of leasehold owners in arrears of their service charge payments?

What are the differing property law services that Okehampton conveyancing organisations manage?

Generally most Okehampton conveyancing companies manage to conduct a number of services to home and land proprietors, vendors, buyers, landlords and tenants helping outwith some of the following:

Residential sale conveyancing in Okehampton and nationally Residential purchase conveyancing in Okehampton and countrywide Leasehold conveyancing sales and purchases Residential conveyancing using Islamic Mortgages Staircasing (purchasing additional shares in your home) Grant and Assignment of Leases