My fiance’s mother is a conveyancer. I hope that I will receive mate’s pricing for conveyancing, However if that does not come through, what kind of fees should I be paying for conveyancing in Seaford?

It’s advisable to look for 3 or more like-for-like conveyancing quotes. Do use our comparison tool on this page. Whilst quotes will be different but service levels do are distinct between property lawyers as is the case with the vast majority of professional services.

The Seaford conveyancing solicitors that just started acting on my house acquisition in Seaford have without warning shut down. I only went with them because I had to have a lawyer on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel and my preferred Seaford lawyer was not. I paid them 275 plus VAT in advance. What should be my next steps?

If you have an estate agent involved then inform them immediately so that they can let the sellers know 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 should appoint new lawyers that are on the Coventry BS 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.

I have justbecome aware that Action Conveyancing have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Seaford for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 18 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is in my name in the name of the previous owner?

The quickest way to see if the premises is in your name, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Seaford conveyancing specialists.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £305k and identified one round the corner in Seaford I like with a park and transport links nearby, the downside is that it's only got 61 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Seaford suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a lease with such few years left?

Should you require a home loan that many years will be problematic. Discount the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for at least 2 years you may request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer regarding this.

I have just started marketing my basement apartment in Seaford. Conveyancing solicitors are to be appointed soon, but I have just received a quarterly service charge demand – what should I do?

Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should clear the maintenance contribution as you normally would as all ground rent and maintenance invoices should be apportioned on completion, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.

Seaford Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Questions you should ask before Purchasing

Its a good idea to discover as much as you can about the company managing the block as they can either make life much simpler or problematic. As the owner of a leasehold property you are frequently at the mercy of the managing agents from a financial perspective and when it comes to daily issues such as the upkeep of the common parts. Don't be afraid to ask other tenants if they are happy with their management. In conclusion, find out the dates that you are obliged pay the maintenance charge to the appropriate party and specifically what you get for your money. Is there a share of the freehold?