Can the conveyancing solicitors via your comparison service handle conveyancing in Redcar and Cleveland by way of an attended exchange?

We do have a number of conveyancing specialists who can conduct personalised exchanges. Please call us to get a costs illustration and details as to dates.

A friend informed me that in buying a property in Redcar and Cleveland there may be various restrictions preventing external changes to the property. Is this right?

There are a number of properties in Redcar and Cleveland which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to perform external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Redcar and Cleveland should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

We have agreed to purchase a house in Redcar and Cleveland. One unusual aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Solicitors conducting should look into this right? Will my lender HSBC be concerned?

Given that you are obtaining a mortgage with HSBC your lawyer must comply with the formal instructions outlined in Part two of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for HSBC. The CML Handbook stipulates minimum specifications for solar panel roof-space leases, and conveyancers are required to report to HSBC where a lease does not satisfy these requirements. The requirements relate to the installation of panels on properties in England and Wales and is not limited to Redcar and Cleveland.

My wife and I are at the point of viewing houses in Redcar and Cleveland and I am now considering a potential offer. Is it sensible to have my property lawyer on ‘stand by’? I intend to finance via a home loan with Skipton.

You should start requesting conveyancing estimates from solicitors ASAP. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their contact information on to the EA. As you are obtaining a mortgage with Skipton, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Skipton conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.

What can a local search tell me concerning the house we're buying in Redcar and Cleveland?

Redcar and Cleveland conveyancing often commences with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search organisations for instance Onsearch The local search is essential in every Redcar and Cleveland conveyancing purchase; that is if you don’t want any nasty once you have moved into your property. The search should provide information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen topic areas.

I used Action Conveyancing a few years ago for my conveyancing in Redcar and Cleveland. Now, I need the documents however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Redcar and Cleveland of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am a negotiator for a busy estate agent office in Redcar and Cleveland where we see a few flat sales jeopardised due to leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have received contradictory information from local Redcar and Cleveland conveyancing firms. Could you clarify whether the seller of a flat can start the lease extension process for the purchaser on completion of the sale?

As long as the seller has owned the lease for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is that the buyer need not have to wait 2 years for a lease extension. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment has to be done prior to, or simultaneously with completion of the sale.

An alternative approach is to extend the lease informally by agreement with the landlord either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the buyer.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Redcar and Cleveland - A selection of Queries Prior to buying

Many Redcar and Cleveland leasehold flats will be liable to pay a service bill for maintenance of the building invoiced on behalf of the freeholder. Should you purchase the flat you will have to pay this contribution, usually periodically accross the year. This may be anything from two or three hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for large purpose-built blocks. There will also be a rentcharge to be met yearly, this is usually not a large sum, say approximately £25-£75 but you need to check it because on occasion it can be many hundreds of pounds. It would be sensible to discover as much as you can concerning the managing agents as they will impact your use and enjoyment of the property. As the owner of a leasehold property you will be in the clutches of the managing agents both financially and when it comes to every day matters like the tidiness of the common parts. Don't be afraid to ask other tenants whether they are happy with them. In conclusion, find out the dates that the maintenance fees are due to the relevant party and precisely what it includes. Are any of leasehold owners in arrears of their service charge payments?