Having sold my house in Sandiacre last March yet the purchaser is SMS messaging every few hours to say their solicitor needs to hear from myconveyancer. What should have happened now that I have sold?

After completion of your sale your solicitor should deliver the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. Where relevant, your lawyer must also evidence that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been redeemed to the purchasers lawyers. There are no post completion requirements peculiar conveyancing in Sandiacre.

How does conveyancing in Sandiacre differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build premises in Sandiacre come to us having been asked by the builder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is ready to move into. This is because builders in Sandiacre usually purchase the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Sandiacre or who has acted in the same development.

We're FTB’s - agreed a price, yet the selling agent advised that the vendor will only go ahead if we use their recommended lawyers as they are insisting on an ‘expedited deal’. Our preferred option is to instruct a high street conveyancer with experience of conveyancing in Sandiacre

We suspect that the owner is unaware of this demand. If they want ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a motivated buyer is likely to cause more damage than good. Try to communicate with the vendors directly and make the point that (a)you are motivated purchasers (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you are chain free (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you will continue to appoint your own,trusted Sandiacre conveyancing solicitors - as opposed tothose that will provide their estate agent a kickback or hit his conveyancing figures set by head office.

Having had my offer accepted I require leasehold conveyancing in Sandiacre. Before I get started I would like to find out the number of years remaining on the lease.

Assuming the lease is recorded at the land registry - and 99.9% are in Sandiacre - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.

I inherited a leasehold flat in Sandiacre, conveyancing formalities finalised half a dozen years ago. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Equivalent flats in Sandiacre with over 90 years remaining are worth £227,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 charged once a year. The lease ends on 21st October 2097

You have 72 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £9,500 and £11,000 as well as costs.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to advice on a more accurate figure without more detailed due diligence. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional concerns that need to be taken into account and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.

How do I find a Sandiacre conveyancing solicitor on the mortgage company conveyancing panel? I have a car and am prepared to travel up to twentykilometers to attend the solicitor.

Feel free to make use of the find a conveyancing panel search on this website. Please choose the lender and your location, in this case Sandiacre and you will see a number of lawyer located nearest Sandiacre. Alternatively you can type in the name of your proposed law firm and see if they are listed as being on the mortgage company solicitor panel.