Can I use your services to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Peterborough even where I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for example if I wish to acquire an office in Peterborough with a loan from HSBC Bank?

The service is mainly used to find domestic conveyancing solicitors in Peterborough but we have listed towards the end of this page a few Peterborough commercial conveyancing firms. You should speak with the solicitors directly to see if they can also act for HSBC Bank

About to purchase a new build apartment in Peterborough. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Peterborough

The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Please supply a car parking plan. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied 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.

I am looking for a flat up to £235,500 and found one close by in Peterborough I like with a park and railway links in the vicinity, however it's only got 49 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Peterborough suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a short lease?

If you require a home loan that many years will be a potential deal breaker. Discount the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the property for at least twenty four months you can ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor concerning this.

As co-executor for the estate of my grandmother I am disposing of a house in Neath but live in Peterborough. My conveyancer (approximately 300 miles from mehas requested that I sign a stat dec prior to the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing lawyer in Peterborough to attest this legal document for me?

Technically speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or qualified solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are based in Peterborough

My husband and I may need to sub-let our Peterborough garden flat temporarily due to taking a sabbatical. We used a Peterborough conveyancing practice in 2004 but they have since shut and we did not think at the time get any advice as to whether the lease allows us to sublet. How do we find out?

Some leases for properties in Peterborough do contain a provision to say that subletting is only allowed with permission. The landlord cannot unreasonably refuse but, in such cases, they would need to review references. Experience suggests that problems are usually caused by unsatisfactory tenants rather than owner-occupiers and for that reason you can expect the freeholder to take up the references and consider them carefully before granting consent.

I invested in buying a studio flat in Peterborough, conveyancing having been completed 9 years ago. Can you let me have an estimate of the premium that my landlord can legally expect in return for granting a renewal of my lease? Equivalent flats in Peterborough with over 90 years remaining are worth £260,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 per annum. The lease finishes on 21st October 2099

With just 74 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to span between £8,600 and £9,800 as well as professional fees.

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 in the absence of detailed due diligence. You should not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other concerns that need to be taken into account and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward placing reliance on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.