The property market in Barrowden is hotting up. What can be done to expedite the conveyancing process?

In the event that you are under time constraints for your conveyancing it is highly recommended that your conveyancer is familiar with the location as they will make use of local relationships and intelligence. It is even conceivable that they would have conducted otherproperties in the same road. You would be best advised to use a Barrowden conveyancing solicitor. Second, make sure that the lawyer is on the on the approved list for your mortgage company. It is said that nearly one in five of Barrowden conveyancing transactions are held up or derailed after finding out that a purchaser’s lawyer was not on their banks member panel. This can often result in the conveyancing being frustrated by almost 21 days. It is claimed that this issue impacts approximately one hundred thousand home moves annually. Many Barrowden conveyancing practices can not act for certain mortgage companies so do check at the outset.

Should commercial conveyancing searches reveal impending roadworks that could affect a commercial site in Barrowden?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Barrowden will execute a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers expend in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Barrowden. The report provides definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Barrowden.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Barrowden it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately can result in delays to Barrowden commercial conveyancing deals as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not conducted for domestic conveyancing in Barrowden.

Me and my brother purchased a terraced Edwardian property in Barrowden. Conveyancing practitioner represented me and Chelsea Building Society. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are a couple of entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold with the matching address. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?

You need to read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Barrowden and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they sell they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also check the position with the conveyancing practitioner who conducted the purchase.

Frank (my husband) and I may need to let out our Barrowden basement flat for a while due to taking a sabbatical. We used a Barrowden conveyancing firm in 2004 but they have since shut and we did not have the foresight to seek any guidance as to whether the lease allows us to sublet. How do we find out?

Your lease governs the relationship between the landlord and you the leaseholder; specifically, it will set out if subletting is banned, or permitted but only subject to certain conditions. The accepted inference is that if the lease contains no specific ban or restriction, subletting is allowed. The majority of leases in Barrowden do not contain strict prohibition on subletting – such a clause would undoubtedly devalue the flat. In most cases there is simply a requirement that the owner notifies the freeholder, possibly supplying a copy of the sublease.

I inherited a 2 bed flat in Barrowden, conveyancing formalities finalised 5 years ago. Can you let me have an estimate of the premium that my landlord can legally expect in return for granting a renewal of my lease? Equivalent flats in Barrowden with a long lease are worth £192,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £55 levied per year. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2079

You have 54 years left to run the likely cost is going to range between £32,300 and £37,400 as well as plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to provide the actual costs in the absence of comprehensive due diligence. You should not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt other issues that need to be considered and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action based on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.

What are the differing property law services that Barrowden conveyancing firms provide?

Most Barrowden conveyancing firms tend to offer a broad spectrum of services to home and land proprietors, vendors, purchasers, freeholders and leaseholders and you can expect them to offer expert advice on some of the following services:

House sale conveyancing in Barrowden and elsewhere in the country Home purchase conveyancing in Barrowden and beyond Property investment and purchasing to Let Shared equity purchase (part buying and part renting) Bespoke or complex residential transactions including farms, estates, and company properties Tenancy and licence agreements