I am not in a position to travel far from Clevedon. I would like to know the understand why all Clevedon lawyers are not on all bank panels?

Mortgage Companies normally impose restrictions on either the type or the number of conveyancing practices on their panel. Frequent examples of such criteria being that a practice needs to have two or more partners. As well as restricting the type of firm, some banks for example HSBC made a decision to limit the size of their panel they permit to act for them. You should note that lenders have no liability for the accuracy of advice given by any Clevedon conveyancer on their approved list. Property fraud was the key driver in the culling of conveyancing panels a few years ago even though there are opposing views concerning the extent of solicitor involvement in some of that fraud. Data from HM Land Registry indicates that thousands of conveyancing firms only carry out a couple of conveyances annually. Those advocating conveyancing panel consolidation ask why conveyancing firms should have claim to be listed on a conveyancing panel when clearly property law is not their primary expertise?

Can the conveyancing lawyers Indexed on your site conduct auction conveyancing in Clevedon?

There are a few auction solicitors we can put you in touch with those specialising in auction conveyancing. Clevedon is one of our locations in which our lawyers have a presence.

We are buying a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Clevedon who is on the Santander conveyancing panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Santander . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Clevedon.

I have been on the look out for a flat up to £305k and found one close by in Clevedon I like with open areas and railway links in the vicinity, however it only has 49 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Clevedon for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error buying a lease with such few years left?

Should you need a mortgage the remaining unexpired lease term will be problematic. Reduce the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you could request that they start the process of the extension and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer about this.

What advice can you give us when it comes to finding a Clevedon conveyancing firm to deal with our lease extension?

When appointing a property lawyer for your lease extension (regardless if they are a Clevedon conveyancing firm) it is most important that he or she should be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of work. We suggest that you speak with several firms including non Clevedon conveyancing practices prior to instructing a firm. If the firm is ALEP accredited then that’s a bonus. The following questions might be helpful:

How many lease extensions have they conducted in Clevedon in the last twenty four months?

Leasehold Conveyancing in Clevedon - Examples of Queries before Purchasing

This information is helpful as a) areas may result in problems for the building as the common areas may start to deteriorate where maintenance remain unpaid b) if the leasehold owners have an issue with the managing agents you will wish to know about it Be sure to discover if there is anything that is prohibited in the lease. By way of example it is reasonably common in Clevedon leases that pets are not permitted in in a block in Clevedon. If you like the propertyin Clevedon however your cat is not allowed to move with you then you will be faced difficult choice.