Can your site be used to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Parkwood Springs even where I’m not buying or selling a house, for instance if I wish to buy a shop in Parkwood Springs with a loan from Alliance & Leicester ?

Our search tool is mainly used to find domestic conveyancing solicitors in Parkwood Springs but we have recorded towards the end of this page some Parkwood Springs commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to enquire with the firm directly to establish if they are also authorised to represent Alliance & Leicester

About to place a bid on a leasehold property in Parkwood Springs. The property agents say that it is usual for flats in Parkwood Springs to have less than 75 years unexpired on the lease. I am expecting a mortgage with Chelsea Building Society. Will the property be mortgageable given that the lease has 72 years to go.

Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are obtaining a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Chelsea Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 22/1/2025 the requirements read as follows :

We expect to receive a AIP from Kent Reliance this week so we can work out what to offer on a property we like as otherwise we are dependent on web based calculators (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Kent Reliance recommend any Parkwood Springs solicitors on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?

You will need to appoint Parkwood Springs solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Kent Reliance through the process.

Having digested plenty of mortgage guides, I note that they all recommend that you should get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my local Parkwood Springs solicitor - who is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. is that correct?

Yorkshire BS will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Yorkshire BS will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your conveyancer will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your Parkwood Springs postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Yorkshire BS, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in Parkwood Springs.

My offer on a semi in Parkwood Springs has been agreed to, but there is a chain. The owners have offered on a flat, but it’s not been accepted yet, and have viewings of other properties in the pipeline. I have chosen a local conveyancing solicitor in Parkwood Springs. What do I do now? When do I get the mortgage application with TSB started?

It is normal to have concerns where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur costs too early (home loan application is approx £1k, then valuation, Parkwood Springs conveyancing search fees, etc). First, you must check that your property lawyer is on the TSB conveyancing panel. As to the subsequent stages this very much dictated by the uniqueness of your case, motivation for the property and on the state of the market. In a buoyant market some buyers would apply for a home loan with TSB and pay for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they pay their conveyancer to proceed with the conveyancing in Parkwood Springs.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my home are lost. The solicitors who dealt with the conveyancing in Parkwood Springs 5 years ago have long since closed. What do I do?

You no longer need to hold title deeds to evidence that you own the land or premises, given that the Land Registry hold details of all registered land or property electronically.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Parkwood Springs. Conveyancing is a frightening process 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 few leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Parkwood Springs

Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. 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.