Having been suggested to visit your organisation we were going to appoint conveyancing solicitor in South Yorkshire listed using your search tool but have come across some other costs illustrations via the web appear cheaper – how come?

You can find plenty of solicitors marketing what appear to be cut price. You should give due consideration as to how important this transaction is to you that you are willing to be penny wise pound foolish in relation to the quality of the legal work. Some embed extras well inside the terms and conditions. The solicitors that we list for conveyancing in South Yorkshire neverdo this.

IfI were to purchase a simple residential propertyin South Yorkshire for cash and have no survey and no conveyancing searches how much could I expect to to save on my conveyancing in South Yorkshire?

The only reduction in fees you would make on is the disbursement for searches. A conveyancing practitioner still be obliged to do everything else - money laundering, correspond with your sellers property lawyer, SDLT submission, register the title etc. You might save a bit for them not having to register a mortgage but it will not be significant.

It is a dozen years since I acquired my house in South Yorkshire. Conveyancing solicitors have recently been appointed on the sale but I can't track down my title documents. Is this a problem?

Don’t worry too much. First there is a chance that the deeds will be retained by your mortgage company or they could be in the possession of the solicitor who acted in your purchase. Secondly the likelihood is that the land will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to prove you are the registered owner by your conveyancing lawyers obtaining up to date copy of the land registers. Nearly all conveyancing in South Yorkshire relates to registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is not registered it is more of a problem but is not insurmountable.

Should our lawyer be making enquiries about flooding as part of the conveyancing in South Yorkshire.

Flooding is a growing risk for conveyancers conducting conveyancing in South Yorkshire. Some people will buy a property in South Yorkshire, fully expectant that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, aside from the physical destruction, if a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, adequate building insurance, or dispose of the premises. Steps can be carried out as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the purchaser.

Solicitors are not qualified to give advice on flood risk, however there are a various checks that can be undertaken by the purchaser or on a buyer’s behalf which can give them a better understanding of the risks in South Yorkshire. The conventional set of information sent to a buyer’s conveyancer (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) incorporates a usual question of the owner to find out if the property has suffered from flooding. In the event that the residence has been flooded in past which is not revealed by the owner, then a buyer could issue a compensation claim as a result of such an inaccurate answer. The buyer’s conveyancers will also carry out an enviro search. This should indicate whether there is any known flood risk. If so, further inquiries should be initiated.

I have recently realised that I have 62 years remaining on my lease in South Yorkshire. I now wish to extend my lease but my landlord is absent. What should I do?

On the basis that you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be granted an extra 90 years by the magistrate. However, you will be required to demonstrate that you have made all reasonable attempts to find the freeholder. In some cases an enquiry agent should be useful to carry out a search and to produce a report to be accepted by the court as evidence that the freeholder is indeed missing. It is wise to seek advice from a solicitor in relation to devolving into the landlord’s disappearance and the vesting order request to the County Court covering South Yorkshire.

South Yorkshire Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Queries Prior to Purchasing

On the whole the outlay for major works tend not to be included within service charges, although some managing agents in South Yorkshire obliged leaseholders to contribute towards a sinking fund created for the specific intention of establishing a fund for major repairs or maintenance. Are any of leasehold owners in arrears of their service charge payments? How is the lease structured?