The mortgage agreement from Santander for the refinancing of my 3 room garden flat is to be issued any day now. Are you able to propose a low cost conveyancing lawyer in Ashford?

You have come to the wrong site to search for a cheap conveyancing solicitors in Ashford. Our goal is to offer cost effective conveyancing but we do not aim to work with the cheapest lawyers. Resist the temptation to appoint brokers offering the bait of ninety nine pound conveyancing in Ashford. The optimum result, in going for low cost conveyancing, you will receive what you pay for and at worst you will end up with a hefty uplift in extras and still not end up with the service expected.

We see that you have a post code search directory identifying solicitors on the Skipton conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I instruct them for our conveyancing in Ashford?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Skipton conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Ashford.

The deeds to my home are lost. The solicitors who did the conveyancing in Ashford 4 years ago are no longer around. What do I do?

Gone are the days when you need to hold title official documentation to prove you own the land or premises, as the Land Registry hold details of all registered land or property electronically.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Ashford. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Ashford

Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?

Back In 2005, I bought a leasehold house in Ashford. Conveyancing and Halifax mortgage organised. A letter has just been received from someone claiming to own the reversionary interest in the property. Attached was a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1995. The conveyancing solicitor in Ashford who previously acted has now retired. What should I do?

The first thing you should do is contact the Land Registry to make sure that the individual claiming to own the freehold is indeed the new freeholder. It is not necessary to incur the fees of a Ashford conveyancing lawyer to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for a few pound. Rest assured that regardless, even if this is the rightful landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

I have had difficulty in trying to purchase the freehold in Ashford. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?

Where there is a missing landlord or where there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant legislation you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to arrive at the price.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Ashford premises is 147 Redford Close in June 2012. The Tribunal determined the lease extension premium to be at £4,200 This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 82.93 years.