AssumingI were to purchase a freehold homein Flintshire for cash and have no survey and no conveyancing searches how much should I expect to have to pay for conveyancing in Flintshire?

The only reduction in fees you would achieve is the Flintshire conveyancing searches. Your still be obliged to do everything else - money laundering, communicating with the vendors , SDLT submission, register the property etc. You might save a bit for them not needing to register a charge however it will not be meaningful.

I purchased a freehold property in Flintshire yet pay rent, why is this and what is this?

It’s unusual for properties in Flintshire and has limited impact for conveyancing in Flintshire but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.

Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges date back many centuries, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the establishment of fresh rentcharges from 1977 onwards.

Previous rentcharges can now be redeemed by making a lump sum payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence post 2037 will be dispensed with completely.

I used Action Conveyancing several years ago for my conveyancing in Flintshire. Now, I need the files however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Flintshire of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I'm refinancing my current property to a BTL mortgage with and I will use the ballance of the raised equity towards a second property. The location we are interested in is Flintshire. Will your solicitors be able to act for both sets of mortgage companies and link together the conveyances?

Make use of our search tool on this site to check that the solicitors are on the appropriate lender panels. Having checked that they are the solicitor should be able to connect the two transactions but you should talk with you solicitor and make clear your desired outcome and requirements.

I am in need of some leasehold conveyancing in Flintshire. Before I set the wheels in motion I want to be sure as to the number of years remaining on the lease.

Assuming the lease is registered - and almost all are in Flintshire - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.

Flintshire Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Queries before buying

Does the lease include onerous restrictions? How is the lease structured? How long is the Lease?