We're in West Sussex, First timers purchasing with a mortgage (lender is Principality , and our lawyer is on the Principality conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the Principality conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no lawyer should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.
I am selling my home. My previous lawyers has retired. It would be helpful to have a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. Im based in West Sussex if that makes things easier.
Do use our search tool to help you find a solicitor for your conveyancing in West Sussex. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with regulated solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move goes smoothly.
Am I better off to appoint a West Sussex conveyancing solicitor in close proximity to the house I am hoping to buy? We have a good friend who can perform the legal work but his firm is located 200kilometers drive away.
The benefit of a high street West Sussex conveyancing firm is that you can visit the firm to sign paperwork, present your identification documents and pester them where appropriate. Having local West Sussex know how is a bonus. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If other friends have used your friend and the majority were happy that must outweigh using an unfamiliar West Sussex conveyancing lawyer just because they are round the corner.
Having had my offer accepted I require leasehold conveyancing in West Sussex. Before I set the wheels in motion I want to be sure as to the remaining lease term.
Assuming the lease is registered - and almost all are in West Sussex - then the leasehold title will always include the basic details 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 bought a 1 bedroom flat in West Sussex, conveyancing formalities finalised May 1997. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Similar properties in West Sussex with over 90 years remaining are worth £211,000. The ground rent is £45 per annum. The lease runs out on 21st October 2092
With just 67 years left to run we estimate the price of your lease extension to span between £10,500 and £12,000 plus professional fees.
The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure without more comprehensive investigations. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be 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 move forward based on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.
I was told by my lender that their approved solicitors work on no completion no charge basis for conveyancing in West Sussex. My purchase aborted yet the lawyers have requested search fees! They are claiming that the fees are nothing to do with their fees!
West Sussex conveyancing search fees are disbursements not solicitors fees as these are payable to independent parties.