I am in the throes of porting my current residential mortgage to a Buy to Let Skipton Building Society mortgage. I was told by my mortgage that I require a solicitor for this. I got in contact with the same Fulwood conveyancing firm who who did the conveyancing when I first acquired the premises. The costs illustration provided of £550 has surprised me as its a remortgage than a sale or purchase.

The estimate does seem a tad overpriced. If you you were to look around you could get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by as much as £125. That being said, assuming were happy with the assistance the firm provided you mightlive to rue opting for an an unknown conveyancer. If is important to be sure that the conveyancer can act for Skipton Building Society. You can make use of our search tool to choose a Fulwood conveyancing firm on the Skipton Building Society conveyancing panel, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Fulwood.

I have given 2 months notice to my existing landlord and must vacate my rented property in Fulwood by 4/11/2025. Conveyancing on my purchase is progressing. Is it possible to complete in a couple of weeks as I wish to avoid having to find short term accommodation?

Generally one should not give notice for your tenancy unless you have exchanged. Assuming that you have not previously done so, update to your conveyancer and request that they apply pressure on the owners lawyers, try to a target completion date that everyone will look towards

I am purchasing a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Fulwood who is on the Virgin Money solicitor. 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 listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Virgin Money in certain locations such as Fulwood. We dont recommend any particular firm.

I have justdiscovered that Arc property Solicitors have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Fulwood for a purchase of a leasehold flat 10 months ago. How can I establish that the property is in my name in the name of the previous owner?

The quickest way to see if the premises is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Fulwood conveyancing specialists.

Back In 2001, I bought a leasehold flat in Fulwood. Conveyancing and The Royal Bank of Scotland mortgage went though with no issue. I have received a letter from someone claiming to own the reversionary interest in the property. It included a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1993. The conveyancing practitioner in Fulwood who previously acted has now retired. Any advice?

First contact HMLR to make sure that the individual claiming to own the freehold is indeed the new freeholder. There is no need to incur the fees of a Fulwood conveyancing solicitor to do this as it can be done on-line for £3. Rest assured that in any event, even if this is the rightful freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

I invested in buying a garden flat in Fulwood, conveyancing having been completed in 1996. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Corresponding properties in Fulwood with over 90 years remaining are worth £211,000. The ground rent is £50 invoiced annually. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2093

With just 68 years unexpired the likely cost is going to range between £9,500 and £11,000 as well as professional fees.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure without more detailed investigations. Do not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be other issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action placing reliance on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.