How up to date is your database of Victoria Dock solicitors on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel? Do Leeds Building Society send you an updated list?

Victoria Dock conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Leeds Building Society directly.

I have recentlybecome aware that Action Conveyancing have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Victoria Dock for a purchase of a freehold house 18 months ago. How can I establish that my home is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?

The easiest way to check if the premises is registered to you, 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 Victoria Dock conveyancing specialists.

Taking into account that I am about to spend 450k on a two bedroom apartment in Victoria Dock I wish to talk to a conveyancer about myhouse move prior to giving the go ahead to the firm. Can this be arranged?

We could not agree more - we would be delighted to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the solicitor who will be doing your property ownership legalities in Victoria Dock.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important individual, not a case reference. The law firms that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are quoted for residential conveyancing in Victoria Dock should be the amount on the final invoice that you end up paying.

Completion is due on the disposal of our £275,000 apartment in Victoria Dock next week. The freeholder has quoted £420 for Landlord’s certificate, building insurance schedule and 3 years service charge statements. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge an administration fee for a flat conveyance in Victoria Dock?

Victoria Dock conveyancing on leasehold flats usually results in administration charges levied by freeholders :

Addressing pre-contract enquiries Where consent is required before sale in Victoria Dock Supplying insurance information Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale

Your lawyer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Victoria Dock leasehold premises is £350. For Victoria Dock conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are required to provide answers.

Victoria Dock Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - A selection of Questions you should consider before buying

How much is the annual service fee and ground rent? For most Victoria Dock leaseholds the cost for major works are not included within service charges, although some managing agents in Victoria Dock obliged tenants to contribute towards a sinking fund and this is used to offset against larger repairs or maintenance. The best form of lease arrangement is if the freehold title is owned by the leaseholders. In this situation the tenants have being in charge if their destiny and although a managing agent is usually employed where it is bigger than a house conversion, the managing agent is directed by the tenants.

Can you set out the extent of conveyancing provided by Victoria Dock conveyancing organisations?

The majority of Victoria Dock conveyancing practices will offer various legal advice to home and land owners, sellers, purchasers, freeholders and tenants assistingwith some of the following:

Standard residential sale conveyancing in Victoria Dock and throughout the rest of the country Home purchase conveyancing in Victoria Dock and throughout England and Wales Conveyancing for builders and developers Estate Conveyancing Non-contentious landlord & tenant matters All types of leasehold property including, flats and maisonettes