We are planning to purchase with Darlington Building Society. We have called around locally but cant to find a Partington conveyancing firm on the Darlington Building Society approved list. Can you help?

Please do make the most of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this page. Please choose the building society and type Partington or your location and you will discover a number of lawyer offices in Partington or by proximity to you.

I am buying a new build house in Partington with the aid of help to buy. The builders would not move on the amount so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The estate agent told me not disclose to my conveyancer about this extras as it may put at risk my mortgage with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I am a sole trader wishing to take an assignment of a lease of a shop on the high street. Can you recommend lawyers offering no-move-no costs for non-domestic conveyancing in Partington for under 2k?

We are happy to recommend firms who host a wealth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Partington, including the disposal and purchase of businesses as well as simply premises. If you are hoping to buy or lease a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail premises or a whole business we can put you in touch with the right solicitor. Regarding the fees this will depend on the structure and heads of terms of the proposed transaction. Please provide us with your details or email so as to enable us to provide you with a fixed commercial conveyancing quote.

My husband and I are first time buyers - had an offer accepted, yet the agent has warned us that the owners will only move forward if we use the agent's preferred solicitors as they want an ‘expedited deal’. Our preferred option is to instruct a local solicitor accustomed to conveyancing in Partington

We suspect that the seller is unaware of this demand. If they desire ‘a quick sale', turning down a serious purchaser is going to damage their objectives. Contact the sellers directly and make the point that (a)you are serious purchasers (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances in place © you have nothing to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you intend to appoint your own,trusted Partington conveyancing lawyers - as opposed tothe ones that will give their negotiator at the agency a kickback or meet his conveyancing targets pre-set by HQ.

Last July I purchased a leasehold house in Partington. Do I have any liability for service charges relating to a period prior to completion of my purchase?

In a situation where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous lessee and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. However, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. A critical element of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to ensure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.

If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).

I inherited a 2 bed flat in Partington, conveyancing was carried out April 2004. How much will my lease extension cost? Corresponding flats in Partington with a long lease are worth £185,000. The ground rent is £65 charged once a year. The lease ends on 21st October 2084

With 60 years left to run we estimate the price of your lease extension to range between £20,000 and £23,000 as well as professional fees.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure without more 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 want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.