We were just about to exchange contracts for a leasehold flat in Banstead. We have hit a problem. Our loan offer with Godiva Mortgages Ltd runs out on 10/11/2025 but the owners are insisting on a completion date of 12/11/2025. Can one extend the mortgage expiry date?
The best person to address this issue is your solicitors who should calculate if he or she is better off negotiating with the bank, vendor’s solicitors, selling agents or indeed all three taking into account what has happend in your house move as of today.
I used Stirling Law several years past for my conveyancing in Banstead. I now require my papers however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?
Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Banstead of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on two weeks back in what was supposed to be a simple, no chain conveyancing. Banstead is the location of the property. Is there any guidance you can give?
Flying freeholds in Banstead are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Banstead you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Banstead may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.
What does commercial conveyancing in Banstead cover?
Banstead conveyancing for business premises incorporates a broad range of advice, given by qualified solicitors, relating to business premises. For instance, this area of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more usually, the transfer of existing leases or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial loans and the termination of leases.
In surfing the world wide web for the term on line conveyancing in Banstead it shows results of many property lawyerslocally. With so much choice what is the best way to find the right conveyancer for my move?
The best way of choosing the right conveyancer is through a personal referral, so ask colleagues and relatives who have acquired a property in Banstead or a reputable estate agent or financial adviser. Costs for conveyancing in Banstead vary, so it's advisable to obtain a minimum of three costs illustrations from varying types of solicitors. Make sure that you clarify what costs in the quote includes.