The solicitor who helped my previous purchase has sent a quote for £1200 for fixed fee conveyancing in Woldingham. I’m hoping to downsize from a purpose built house for £175,000. Are these estimated fees excessive? Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Woldingham?

The quote is fractionally on the high side. If you shop around you might shave off some of the expense by as much as £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you couldlive to rue opting for an an untested conveyancer. If is important to check the conveyancer can act for your bank. You can make use of our comparison tool to choose a Woldingham conveyancing company on the lender’s approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Woldingham.

We are looking to buy a property and require a conveyancing solicitor in Woldingham who is on the Principality conveyancing panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a solicitor?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Principality . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Woldingham.

4 months have gone by since my purchase conveyancing in Woldingham took place. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £160,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the property from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

I have been on the look out for a flat up to £235,500 and identified one close by in Woldingham I like with a park and station in the vicinity, however it's only got 49 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Woldingham in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a lease with such few years left?

If you require a mortgage the shortness of the lease may be an issue. Discount the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing owner has owned the property for at least twenty four months you can ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer regarding this matter.

Do you have any advice for leasehold conveyancing in Woldingham with the aim of expediting the sale process?

• Much of the delay in leasehold conveyancing in Woldingham can be avoided if you appoint lawyers as soon as you market your property and ask them to collate the leasehold information needed by the buyers’ lawyers.
The majority of landlords or managing agents in Woldingham levy fees for providing management packs for a leasehold home. You or your lawyers should find out the fee that they propose to charge. The management pack can be applied for as soon as you have a buyer, thus accelerating the process. The average time it takes to receive management information is three weeks. It is the most usual reason for frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Woldingham. If you have the benefit of shareholding in the Management Company, you should make sure that you are holding the original share document. Organising a replacement share certificate can be a time consuming process and delays many a Woldingham conveyancing transaction. Where a reissued share certificate is necessary, you should approach the company director and secretary or managing agents (if relevant) for this sooner rather than later. In the event that you altered the property did you need the Landlord’s approval? In particular have you installed wooden flooring? Most leases in Woldingham state that internal structural alterations or addition of wooden flooring necessitate a licence issued by the Landlord approving such works. Where you fail to have the paperwork to hand do not communicate with the landlord without contacting your lawyer before hand. Some Woldingham leases require Licence to Assign from the landlord. If this is the case, it would be prudent to place the estate agents on notice to make sure that the purchasers obtain bank and professional references. Any bank reference should make it clear that the buyer is financially capable of paying the yearly service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the actual amount of the service charge so that they can pass this information on to the buyers or their lawyers.

I own a two-bedroom flat in Woldingham. Given that I can not reach agreement with the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the sum payable for the purchase of the freehold?

in cases where there is a missing landlord or if there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant statutes it is possible to make an application to the LVT to decide the price.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement matter before the tribunal for a Woldingham property is 223 Brighton Road in September 2013. The premium payable for the acquisition freehold of the properties should be £10,934 (Ten thousand,nine hundred and thirty four pounds) This case affected 3 flats. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 75 years.