I am under pressure from the mortgagee in possession of a property in Brockenhurst to exchange within four weeks. What can I do to expedite matters?

In the event that the seller is applying time constraints to complete it is highly recommended that your conveyancer is familiar with the location as they will make use of local contacts and know-how. It is even conceivable that they would have transacted otherhouses in the same road. You would be best advised to use a Brockenhurst conveyancing lawyer. In addition, ensure that the conveyancing firm is on the member panel. It is said that just under twenty per cent of Brockenhurst conveyancing deals are frustrated or derailed after discovering a buyer’s conveyancer was not on their mortgage lender’s list of approved solicitors. In many cases this discovery resulted in the conveyancing being delayed by as much as 21 days. It is estimated that this issue impacts in the region of one hundred thousand home sales annually. Many Brockenhurst conveyancing firms can not represent certain banks so do check at the outset.

When can the exchange of contracts occur in purchase conveyancing in Brockenhurst and am I required to attend the conveyancers office?

If you are near to our conveyancing solicitors in Brockenhurst you are welcome to attend to sign documents. However, the firms we work with provide a countrywide conveyancing service and give just as detailed and professional a job for you when communicating with you digitally. The executing of the sale agreement is not the critical part. Signing on the dotted line is just a prerequisite for the conveyancer to address the formalities when the time is right, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The procedure is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where an extended "chain" is in the mix, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Brockenhurst)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.

We are purchasing a apartment in Brockenhurst. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a lawyer? At some point we have to send funds into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our deposit?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

Is it the case that all Brockenhurst solicitor firms on the Barclays conveyancing panel are governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?

As solicitors, in order to be on the Barclays conveyancing panel they would need to be regulated by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. The majority of banks do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel and in that case the firms would be overseen by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

Planning on purchasing a flat in Brockenhurst. 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 Principality 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 Brockenhurst conveyancing practitioner is on the Principality conveyancing panel.

I am looking for a conveyancing lawyer in Brockenhurst for my purchase. Is there any facility to see a firm’s complaints history with the profession’s regulator?

Anyone can find documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from inquisitions started on or after Jan 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors record, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. International callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator could recorded telephone calls for training requirements.

Having had my offer accepted I require leasehold conveyancing in Brockenhurst. Before I set the wheels in motion I would like to find out the number of years remaining on the lease.

Assuming the lease is registered - and almost all are in Brockenhurst - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.

I inherited a leasehold flat in Brockenhurst, conveyancing having been completed May 1996. 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 properties in Brockenhurst with over 90 years remaining are worth £222,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 charged once a year. The lease runs out on 21st October 2096

You have 71 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £9,500 and £11,000 as well as costs.

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 investigations. You should not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt other concerns that need to be considered and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action placing reliance on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.