After what seems like an age a loan agreement from Santander for the remortgage of my 3 room apartment is expected within the next few days. Could you propose a cheap conveyancing practitioner in Edge Hill?

This site is not designed to assist those in pursuit of the cheapest conveyancing in Edge Hill. Our aim is to provide excellent value conveyancing but we do not aim to work with the cheapest lawyers. Resist the temptation to appoint organisations offering low cost conveyancing in Edge Hill. In your best case scenario, in being led by low cost conveyancing, you will get your money’s worth and at worst you will end up being stung for additional fees and still not receive the service required.

Can your site be used to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Edge Hill even where I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for example if I want to acquire an office in Edge Hill with a mortgage from Barnsley Building Society?

The service is primarily there to help choose residential conveyancing solicitors in Edge Hill but we have set out towards the end of this page a few Edge Hill commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to enquire with the solicitors directly to check if they can also act for Barnsley Building Society

I'm purchasing a new build house in Edge Hill benefiting from help to buy. The sellers would not budge the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The sale representative advised me not inform my lawyer about this deal as it could put at risk my mortgage with the bank. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I own a leasehold flat in Edge Hill. Conveyancing and Accord Mortgages Ltd mortgage are in place. A letter has just been received from someone saying they have taken over the reversionary interest in the property. It included a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1994. The conveyancing practitioner in Edge Hill who acted for me is not around. Do I pay?

First make enquiries of the Land Registry to make sure that this person is indeed the new freeholder. You do not need to incur the fees of a Edge Hill conveyancing solicitor to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for £3. Rest assured that in any event, even if this is the legitimate freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

Edge Hill Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Queries before buying

The best form of lease arrangement is where the freehold interest is owned by the leaseholders. In this situation the tenants benefit from being in charge if their destiny and notwithstanding that a managing agent is often employed where it is bigger than a house conversion, the managing agent is directed by the tenants. The answer will be important as a) areas could cause problems in the block as the communal areas may begin to deteriorate if services remain unpaid b) if the tenants have an issue with the managing agents you will need to know about it If a Edge Hill lease has less than eighty years it will have adverse implications on the salability of the property. It is worth checking with your mortgage company that they are happy with the length of the lease. A short lease means that you will most likely need a lease extension at some point and it is worth discovering how much this would cost. For most Edge Hilllease extensions you will need to own the premises for two years in order to be entitled to exercise a lease extension.

I note that you have a search directory identifying law firms on the bank conveyancing panel. Do Edge Hill conveyancing firms pay you a referral fee if I appoint them for my conveyancing?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the bank conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to the any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Edge Hill.