We are buying a property and require a conveyancing solicitor in Flint who is on the Co-operative approved panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a solicitor?

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

I am helping my aunt sell her property in Flint. Will the solicitor commission an energy performance certificate or do I organise this?

After the demise of Home Packs, energy performance certificates was kept a required component of selling a property. An EPC must be commissioned before the property is put on the market. This is not something that lawyers normally organise. If you are using a Flint conveyancing lawyer they may be able to arrange energy performance certificates given their relationships with long established Flint energy assessors

My uncle advised me that in purchasing a property in Flint there could be various restrictions preventing external alterations to a property. Is this right?

There are a number of properties in Flint which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to external alterations. Part of the conveyancing in Flint should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

My wife and I are in the throws of looking at flats in Flint and I am about to put in an offer. Should I already have a solicitor in place at this point? I am planning to take a home loan with Principality.

It would be sensible to commence your search sooner rather than later. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their contact information on to the EA. As you are getting a mortgage with Principality, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Principality conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.

What is different about your site and alternative online quote calculators for conveyancing in Flint?

At this site receive a fixed fee quote from a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that has a full understanding of the nuances for your conveyancing in Flint. As opposed to estate agents and many comparison sites we do not operate kick-back deals with solicitors. Some agents and online brokers 'recommend' the firm paying the most commission, not the best value conveyancing in Flint

I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Flint for my home move. Is there any facility to review a solicitor's complaints history with the legal regulator?

One can search for documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions stemming from inquisitions commenced on or after Jan 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors history, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could monitor call for training requirements.

I am employed by a busy estate agency in Flint where we have experienced a few flat sales derailed as a result of short leases. I have been given contradictory information from local Flint conveyancing solicitors. Could you shed some light as to whether the owner of a flat can commence the lease extension formalities for the buyer?

As long as the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is that the buyer can avoid having to wait 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed prior to, or at the same time as completion of the sale.

An alternative approach is to agree the lease extension with the freeholder either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the purchaser.

I bought a studio flat in Flint, conveyancing was carried out in 2011. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Corresponding properties in Flint with an extended lease are worth £185,000. The ground rent is £65 charged once a year. The lease runs out on 21st October 2086

With just 61 years left to run we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £18,100 and £20,800 as well as legals.

The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive investigations. You should not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be other concerns that need to be taken into account and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action based on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.