AssumingI was to acquire a straightforward propertyin Fratton and Portsea mortgage fee and dispense with a survey and no conveyancing searches how much should I expect to have to pay for conveyancing in Fratton and Portsea?

The only saving you would make on is the Fratton and Portsea conveyancing searches. The lawyer still got to do everything else - money laundering, communicating with the vendors conveyancing practitioner, SDLT return, register the ownership etc. A marginal saving might be made by not needing to register a mortgage however it won't be meaningful.

Our mortgage company has recommended a law firm on their panel based in Fratton and Portsea but I would rather choose a conveyancing lawyer in Fratton and Portsea round the corner to me. Can you help?

Far from all Fratton and Portsea conveyancing practitioners are on all banks conveyancing panel. Please make the most of our search tool to identify a Fratton and Portsea conveyancing solicitor on the on the bank panel.

Various online forums that I have visited warn that are the main cause of stalling in Fratton and Portsea conveyancing transactions. Is this right?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released conclusions of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure amongst the most frequent causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Searches are unlikely to be the root cause of slowing down conveyancing in Fratton and Portsea.

I'm refinancing my primary property to a buy to let mortgage with Godiva Mortgages Ltd and intend to use the remaining equity as a deposit on another property. The neighborhood we are looking at is Fratton and Portsea. Will your conveyancers be able to act for both sets of banks and link together the conveyances?

Make use of our comparison tool on this site to ensure that the solicitors are approved by both mortgage companies. Having checked that they are the conveyancer will be able to tie up the two transactions but you should talk with you solicitor and make apparent your expectations and requirements.

My wife and I purchased a leasehold house in Fratton and Portsea. Conveyancing and Clydesdale mortgage are in place. I have received a letter from someone claiming to own the reversionary interest in the property. It included a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1995. The conveyancing practitioner in Fratton and Portsea who previously acted has now retired. Do I pay?

First make enquiries of HMLR to make sure that the individual purporting to own the freehold is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. It is not necessary to instruct a Fratton and Portsea conveyancing lawyer to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for less than a fiver. Rest assured that regardless, even if this is the rightful freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

Fratton and Portsea Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Questions you should ask Prior to Purchasing

How much is the yearly service fee and ground rent? How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their maintenance charge payments? Please tell me if there are any major works on the horizon that will likely increase the service charges?