We are buying a new build apartment in Bedworth and my solicitor is informing me that she is duty bound to the lender to reveal incentives from the seller. The Estate Agents are hassling me to exchange and my preference is not to delay matters. is my lawyer playing by the book?

You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your property lawyer. A precondition to being on a lender panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.

We hope to to purchase with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. I called into a couple of high street solicitors but am unable to find a Bedworth conveyancing firm on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society approved list. Can you assist?

You should make use of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this page. Please choose the lender and type Bedworth or your preferred area and you will be presented with numerous solicitors based in Bedworth or by proximity to you.

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My husband and I are FTB’s - had an offer accepted, but the property agent informed us that the vendor will only go ahead if we instruct their chosen conveyancers as they need a ‘quick sale’. Our preferred option is to instruct a local conveyancer used to conveyancing in Bedworth

We suspect that the owner is not behind this request. If they require ‘a quick sale', alienating a serious buyer is counter productive. Try to communicate with the vendors directly and explain that (a)you are serious buyers (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you have nothing to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you are going to instruct your own,trusted Bedworth conveyancing firm - rather thanthe ones that will provide the negotiator at the agency a introducer fee or meet his conveyancing figures demanded by senior management.

I am hoping to put an offer on a small detached house that seems to tick a lot of boxes, at a reasonable price which is making it all the more appealing. I have since been informed that it's a leasehold rather than freehold. I would have thought that there are particular concerns purchasing a leasehold house in Bedworth. Conveyancing solicitors have are soon to be instructed. Will they explain the issues?

Most houses in Bedworth are freehold rather than leasehold. This is one of the situations where having a local solicitor used to dealing with such properties who can assist with the conveyancing process. it is apparent that you are purchasing in Bedworth so you should seriously consider looking for a Bedworth conveyancing solicitor and be sure that they are used to advising on leasehold houses. First you will need to check the unexpired lease term. Being a tenant you will not be entirely free to do whatever you want with the house. The lease comes with conditions for example obtaining the freeholder’sconsent to carry out alterations. You may also be required to pay a contribution towards the maintenance of the communal areas where the house is located on an estate. Your lawyer should appraise you on the various issues.

Bedworth Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Queries before Purchasing

Many Bedworth leasehold flats will incur a service charge for the upkeep of the building set on behalf of the landlord. Where you purchase the property you will have to meet this amount, normally quarterly during the year. This could vary from a couple of hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for bigger purpose-built blocks. There will also be a rentcharge to be met yearly, normally this is not a large amount, say about £50-£100 but you need to enquire as sometimes it can be prohibitively expensive. Best to be warned if redecorating or some other major work is anticipated to be shared between the tenants and will dramatically impact the level of the service fees or necessitate a specific invoice.