Having been recommended your service we were going to go ahead with a conveyancing solicitor in Haywards Heath endorsed on your site but stumbled across some other costs illustrations on the internet look less expensive – why is this?

There are numerous conveyancers marketing what appear to be the cheapest conveyancing in Haywards Heath. We suggest that you think twice about how much you respect your own move to want to take 'cheap' risks concerning the quality of the legal work. Some embed additional charges deep into the terms of engagement. The conveyancers that we put forward for conveyancing in Haywards Heath neverbehave this way.

My solicitor has identified a a problem with the lease for the flat we are purchasing in Haywards Heath. The seller’s lawyers have suggested defective title insurance as a workaround. We are happy with insurance and will cover the costs. Our conveyancer says that he must check that the lender is content with this solution. Are we the client or is the lender?

Even though you have a mortgage offer from the lender does not mean to say that the property will meet their specifications for the purposes of a mortgage. Your lawyer has to ensure that the lease has to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook provisions. You and the lender are the client. The appropriate lender requirements must be adhered to.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Haywards Heath?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Haywards Heath. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

I am buying a new build flat in Haywards Heath. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Haywards Heath

Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease.

I have just appointed agents to market my 2 bed apartment in Haywards Heath. Conveyancing solicitors are to be appointed soon, but I have just had a half-yearly maintenance charge demand – Do I pay up?

It best that you discharge the maintenance contribution as you normally would given that all rents and maintenance charges should be apportioned as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you will be reimbursed by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.

I am the registered owner of a ground floor flat in Haywards Heath, conveyancing was carried out 4 years ago. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Equivalent properties in Haywards Heath with over 90 years remaining are worth £185,000. The ground rent is £65 yearly. The lease expires on 21st October 2085

With 60 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to span between £20,000 and £23,000 as well as legals.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of detailed due diligence. Do not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt other issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.