My previous conveyancer has sent a quote for £1700 for leasehold conveyancing in Pontefract. I’m hoping to downsize from a purpose built detached home for £300,000. This appears too much. Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Pontefract?

The costs illustration is fractionally on the high side. Where you are willing to expend time contrasting fee on a like for like basis you might decrease the fees slightly by as much as a hundred pounds. That being said, you mightcome to rue choosing an a cheaper lawyer. Remember to enquire that the firm can represent your bank. You can utilise our search tool to get a quote a Pontefract conveyancing company on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Pontefract.

The Pontefract conveyancing lawyers that I appointed last week on my purchase in Pontefract have suddenly closed. I chose them because I had to have a solicitor on the UBS conveyancing panel and my family Pontefract lawyer was not. I wrote them a cheque for £250 in advance. What should be my next steps?

Assuming that you have an Estate Agent in the equation then let them know immediately so that they advise the vendors that there may be a slight delay due to the problems encountered. Hopefully they will be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You will need to appoint new lawyers that are on the UBS conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new solicitors may be able to help.

My wife and I have a terraced Victorian house in Pontefract. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and Alliance & Leicester . I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are two entries: the first freehold, the second leasehold with the exact same property. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?

You should read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Pontefract and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with lenders. You can also check the position with your conveyancing lawyer who conducted the work.

I need to appoint a conveyancing solicitor for residential conveyancing in Pontefract. I happened to stumble upon a site which looks to be the ideal answer If it is possible to get all the legals done via web that would be preferable. Do I need to be concerned? What should out be looking out for?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

Expecting to complete next month on a garden flat in Pontefract. Conveyancing lawyers assured me that they will have a report out to me next week. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?

The report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Pontefract should include some of the following:

Rent payments - what is due and when you need to pay, and be on notice if this is subject to change Whether your lease provides for a sinking fund for major works? Responsibility for maintaining the window frames Where does the liability rest to repair and maintain the block. It is important that you know who is liable for the repair and maintenance of all parts of the block and estate specifics of the parties to the lease, for instance these could be the lessee, superior lessor, landlord

I purchased a basement flat in Pontefract, conveyancing having been completed 8 years ago. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Equivalent flats in Pontefract with an extended lease are worth £255,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 levied per year. The lease finishes on 21st October 2097

You have 73 years remaining on your lease we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £8,600 and £9,800 plus plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing 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 concerns that need to be considered and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action placing reliance on this information without first getting professional advice.