Would the conveyancing practitioners listed on your site execute auction conveyancing in Chichester?

There are a number of niche lawyers we can connect you with those who can conduct auction conveyancing. Chichester is just one of the many areas of in which our lawyers have a presence.

I used Wolstenholmes a few years past for my conveyancing in Chichester. I now require my papers but the law firm has closed. What do I do?

Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing 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 Chichester of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am buying a new build flat in Chichester. Conveyancing is a frightening process 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 conveyancing.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Chichester

Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal.

I own a leasehold house in Chichester. Conveyancing and Alliance & Leicester mortgage went though with no issue. A letter has just been received from someone claiming to own the freehold. Attached was a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1996. The conveyancing practitioner in Chichester who previously acted has now retired. Do I pay?

First make enquiries of the Land Registry to make sure that the individual purporting to own the freehold is in fact the registered owner of the freehold reversion. You do not need to incur the fees of a Chichester conveyancing solicitor to do this as it can be done on-line for £3. Rest assured that regardless, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.

I bought a studio flat in Chichester, conveyancing having been completed 4 years ago. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Equivalent properties in Chichester with over 90 years remaining are worth £202,000. The ground rent is £60 levied per year. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2081

You have 56 years left to run the likely cost is going to range between £29,500 and £34,000 as well as professional fees.

The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to provide the actual costs in the absence of comprehensive due diligence. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be considered and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.

Should I stop my mortgage payments with Clydesdale as soon as a completion date for my home sale in Chichester has been set?

You would be well advised to maintain paying any mortgage payments to Clydesdale pending the mortgage being redeemed from the proceeds of sale as part of your Chichester conveyancing.