Can I use your services to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Park Hill even where I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for example where I want to buy a shop in Park Hill with a mortgage from Barnsley Building Society?

Our search tool is mainly used to locate residential conveyancing solicitors in Park Hill but we have recorded at the bottom of this page a few Park Hill commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to speak with the firm directly to see if they can also act for Barnsley Building Society

Me and my brother have a 4 bedroom Georgian property in Park Hill. Conveyancing lawyer represented me and Skipton Building Society. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are two entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold with the exact same property. Is it worth asking Skipton Building Society to clarify?

You should assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for 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 Park Hill and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also question the position with your conveyancing solicitor who conducted the purchase.

I am looking for a flat up to £245,000 and identified one round the corner in Park Hill I like with open areas and station in the vicinity, the downside is that it only has 61 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Park Hill suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a lease with such few years left?

If you need a mortgage the remaining unexpired lease term will be problematic. Discount the price by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you may ask them to start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor regarding this.

We're FTB’s - had an offer accepted, but the agent has warned us that the seller will only issue a contract if we instruct their recommended solicitors as they want an ‘expedited deal’. We would rather use a high street solicitor used to conveyancing in Park Hill

It is improbable the owners are driving this. Should the owner desire ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a genuine purchaser is likely to cause more damage than good. Speak to the owners direct and explain that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to progress, with finances arranged © you are chain free (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you are going to use your own,trusted Park Hill conveyancing solicitors - as opposed tothose that will earn their estate agent a kickback or hit his conveyancing targets pre-set by head office.

I have just appointed agents to market my basement flat in Park Hill. Conveyancing has not commenced, however I have just received a yearly maintenance charge invoice – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?

Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should pay the service charge as normal because all rents and service payments will be apportioned on completion, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.

I am the registered owner of a garden flat in Park Hill, conveyancing having been completed half a dozen years ago. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Corresponding flats in Park Hill with an extended lease are worth £201,000. The ground rent is £45 invoiced every year. The lease ceases on 21st October 2089

You have 65 years remaining on your lease the likely cost is going to span between £13,300 and £15,400 as well as costs.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs without more detailed due diligence. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be additional concerns that need to be taken into account and you obviously 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.