If you had a top tip for selecting a conveyancing solicitor in Bidford On Avon what would it be?

It would be unwise to be seduced by the lowest Bidford On Avon conveyancing costs illustration. You really do get what you’re paying for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you know exactly what you’ll have to pay in ahead of the deal.

After much negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Bidford On Avon. My financial adviser suggested a conveyancer. I paid an on account payment of £175. A couple of days later, the property lawyer contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Kent Reliance panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

About to purchase maisonette in Bidford On Avon. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Bidford On Avon solicitor is on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel.

I require expedited conveyancing in Bidford On Avon as I am faced with an ultimatum to exchange contracts within one month. A home loan is not required. Is it possible to escape the need for conveyancing searches to save money and time?

As you are not taking a home loan you have the choice not to do searches although no lawyer would advise that you don't. With plenty of history conveyancing in Bidford On Avon the following are examples of what can appear and therefore impact future mortgageability: Refused Planning Applications, Outstanding Charges, Overdue Grants, Railway Schemes,...

I used Arc property Solicitors a few years ago for my conveyancing in Bidford On Avon. I now require my papers but the law firm has closed. What do I do?

Do call 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 Bidford On Avon of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in last month in what should have been a simple, no chain conveyancing. Bidford On Avon is the location of the property. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in Bidford On Avon are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Bidford On Avon you must be sure that your lawyer goes 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 Bidford On Avon 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 residence.

I work for a long established estate agency in Bidford On Avon where we have witnessed a number of flat sales put at risk as a result of short leases. I have received contradictory information from local Bidford On Avon conveyancing firms. Could you shed some light as to whether the vendor of a flat can instigate the lease extension process for the purchaser on completion of the sale?

Provided that the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to kick-start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is that the proposed purchaser can avoid having to wait 2 years for a lease extension. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment has to be done before, or at the same time as completion of the sale.

An alternative approach is to extend the lease informally by agreement with the landlord either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the buyer.

Bidford On Avon Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Queries before buying

What restrictions are there in the Bidford On Avon Lease? Best to be warned whether changing the roof or some other major work is pending that will be shared between the tenants and will materially increase the the service costs or require a one time payment. Are any of leasehold owners in dispute over their service charge liability?