Can your site be used to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Buckinghamshire even where I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for example if I wish to acquire an office in Buckinghamshire with a loan from HSBC Bank?

Our comparison service is predominantly there to locate domestic conveyancing solicitors in Buckinghamshire but we have set out at the bottom of this page some Buckinghamshire commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to enquire with the firm directly to see if they are also authorised to represent HSBC Bank

The deeds to my property can not be found. The conveyancers who did the conveyancing in Buckinghamshire 4 years ago have long since closed. What are my options?

Assuming the title is registered the details of your ownership will be held by HMLR under a Title Number. It is easy to perform a search at the Land Registry, locate your property and obtain current copies of the Registered Entries for a small fee. If the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will usually retain a file copy of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be ordered for a small fee.

I have been recommended by a number of estate agents in Buckinghamshire to find a conveyancer on your site. What’s the financial incentive for Estate Agents to offer your site over alternative conveyancing organisations?

We refuse to give any commission for pointing buyers and sellers in our direction. We found it would be just too difficult a fee because members of the public would think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not receiving any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.

Last October I purchased a leasehold house in Buckinghamshire. Am I liable to pay service charges relating to a period prior to my ownership?

In a situation where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous lessee and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. However, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. It is an essential part of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to ensure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.

If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).

Leasehold Conveyancing in Buckinghamshire - A selection of Queries before Purchasing

It is important to be aware if redecorating or some other major work is anticipated that will be shared by the leaseholders and will materially impact the level of the service costs or result in a specific invoice. The answer will be important as a) areas may result in problems in the building as the common areas may begin to deteriorate where repairs remain unpaid b) if the tenants have an issue with the managing agents you will want to know about it Most Buckinghamshire leasehold apartments will be liable to pay a service charge for the upkeep of the block invoiced on behalf of the management company. Should you buy the apartment you will have to meet this amount, normally quarterly throughout the year. This can differ from two or three hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for large purpose-built blocks. There will also be a ground rent to be met yearly, ordinarily this is not a exorbitant amount, say about £25-£75 but you need to enquire it because sometimes it could be prohibitively expensive.

As a leasehold owner I am on the hook for a service charge for my appartment in Buckinghamshire. Due to losing my job and personal issues I slipped behind with payments. The management company agreed a clearance schedule but there is still three grand outstanding as of today.

I want to dispose of the property and I am worried this can threaten to derail the sale if I have to settle the amount due in advance. Do I have to settle before - is this practicable?

The property lawyer dealing with your Buckinghamshire sale should be able to negotiate with the appropriate parties, and agree with them whether or not they would accept payment out of the completion monies. Here is indicative of why it might be good to choose a conveyancer in Buckinghamshire as they are likely to have an established relationship with the management company.