IfI was to acquire a straightforward homein Polesworth mortgage fee and have no survey and no conveyancing searches how much could I expect to to save on my conveyancing in Polesworth?

Any savings you would gain will be isolated to the disbursement for searches. Your solicitor still be obliged to do everything else - money laundering, liaising with the sellers property lawyer, stamp duty return, register the ownership etc. A slight saving might be made by not having to register a charge but it won't be meaningful.

Why is leasehold purchase conveyancing in Polesworth costs more?

The conveyancing charges for a leasehold property in Polesworth is inevitably greater as compared to a freehold residence. This is because there is an amount of extra work required in communicating with the landlord and management company to collate the evidence concerning whether the rent and service charges have been cleared and whether there are any significant expenditure in the near future on repairs or maintenance of the building.

I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £235,500 and found one round the corner in Polesworth I like with amenity areas and railway links nearby, the downside is that it only has 51 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in Polesworth suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a lease with such few years left?

Should you need a home loan the shortness of the lease will be problematic. Reduce the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you can 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 and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer about this.

I have been advised by numerous estate agents in Polesworth to select a property lawyer using your seach tool. Is there a financial inducement for Estate Agents to offer your services over and above alternative conveyancing organisations?

We don’t offer any commission for directing people our way. We found it would be just too difficult to pay a commission as a client could think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not receiving any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.

I am looking for a conveyancing solicitor in Polesworth for my house move. Can I check a solicitor's complaints history with the profession’s regulator?

One can find documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations arising from investigations from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find information about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's history, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. International callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could recorded telephone calls for training purposes.