Souldusing a Danbury conveyancing firm make the legal process smoother?

In the main conveyancing solicitors in your neck of the woods will enjoy good alliances with your local authority, which could help with the Danbury conveyancing searches that your conveyancer will require. It can only be a plus if they enjoy good rapport with the Land Registry overseeing your area Danbury, other conveyancers in the area and Danbury property agents.

Can your site be used to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Danbury even where I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for instance if I want to buy an office in Danbury with a mortgage from Accord Mortgages Ltd?

Our comparison service is primarily utilised to get a quote from residential conveyancing solicitors in Danbury but we have listed towards the bottom of this page some Danbury commercial conveyancing firms. You should make contact with the company directly to establish if they can also act for Accord Mortgages Ltd

I have a terraced Georgian house in Danbury. Conveyancing practitioner represented me and The Mortgage Works. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw two entries: the first freehold, the second leasehold under the matching address. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?

You need to read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Danbury and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also check the position with your conveyancing solicitor who conducted the conveyancing.

How does conveyancing in Danbury differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build premises in Danbury come to us having been asked by the seller to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is finished. This is because house builders in Danbury tend to buy the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Danbury or who has acted in the same development.

What are your top tips when it comes to choosing a Danbury conveyancing firm to deal with our lease extension?

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

What volume of lease extensions has the firm carried out in Danbury in the last twenty four months? Can they put you in touch with clients in Danbury who can give a testimonial?

Danbury Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Queries before Purchasing

The best form of lease arrangement is if the freehold interest is in the ownership of the leaseholders. In this situation the lessees have being in charge if their destiny and even though a managing agent is often retained if it is bigger than a house conversion, the managing agent employed by the leaseholders. This question is important as a) areas could result in problems in the block as the common areas may begin to deteriorate where services are not paid for b) if the leaseholders have an issue with the running of the building you will wish to have full disclosure What is the the remaining lease term?