What is the best way to search for the right lawyer to provide a 1st class service for my conveyancing in Braunstone?

First ask the people you trust who they used in the past and if they were happy with the service.

Option 2 is to search the internet for conveyancing in Braunstone. Call two or three from the list and request that they send you their conveyancing charges and have a conversation with the lawyer who will handle your conveyancing in advance ofmaking your decision.

Option 3 is to make use of this site to assist you in finding the right lawyers for you based on your personal requirements including area of the property,timings, complications and who your intended lender is. Avoid the trap of appointing low cost conveyancing in Braunstone

I am helping my step-mother sell her flat in Braunstone. Will the solicitor order the energy assessment or do I organise this?

Following the abolition of Home Information Packs, energy performance certificates was left as a mandatory element of selling a property. An energy assessment should be commissioned in advance of the property being marketed. This is not as aspect of the sale process that lawyers ordinarily organise. If you are instructing a Braunstone conveyancing lawyer they may be willing to arrange EPC’s given their contacts with long established Braunstone energy assessors

is it true that all Braunstone solicitor firms on the Skipton conveyancing panel are governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?

As solicitors, in order to be on the Skipton approved list of solicitors they would need to be governed by the SRA. The majority of banks do list licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such firms would be overseen by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

I had an offer accepted on a property in Braunstone on 20/5/2025, valuation was booked 2 days after, all came back fine. Solicitor appointed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Kent Reliance and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?

A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Kent Reliance to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Braunstone. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Braunstone

Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Please supply a car parking plan.

Am I better off to instruct a Braunstone conveyancing lawyer based in the vicinity that I am hoping to buy? An old friend can deal with the legal work but they are based 300kilometers drive away.

The primary upside of using a local Braunstone conveyancing practice is that you can pop in to execute documents, deliver your identification documents and apply pressure on them if necessary. Having local Braunstone know how is a bonus. However it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If if people you trust instructed your friend and they were content that must outweigh using an unknown Braunstone conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being Braunstone based.

Frank (my husband) and I may need to let out our Braunstone garden flat for a while due to taking a sabbatical. We used a Braunstone conveyancing practice in 2002 but they have closed and we did not think at the time seek any guidance as to whether the lease prohibits the subletting of the flat. How do we find out?

Your lease governs the relationship between the landlord and you the leaseholder; specifically, it will say 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 permitted. Most leases in Braunstone do not contain strict prohibition on subletting – such a clause would adversely affect the market value the property. In most cases there is a basic requirement that the owner notifies the freeholder, possibly supplying a copy of the sublease.

Braunstone Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Examples of Questions you should consider Prior to Purchasing

How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their service charge payments? For many Braunstone leaseholds the cost for major works are not wrapped into the maintenance charges, albeit that some managing agents in Braunstone require leasehold owners to pay into a reserve fund created for the specific purpose of establishing a fund for major works.