Can you explain why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Heathfield costs more?
Heathfield leasehold conveyancing transactions usually involve additional investigations than freeholds including investigating the Lease, liaising with the Landlord such as serving appropriate notices on the Landlord or managing agent, obtaining up-to-date service charge and management information, obtaining Landlord’s consents and reviewing management accounts and formation documents.
I am purchasing a right to buy a flat in Heathfield. Can I do my own conveyancing?
Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Heathfield you will have to appoint a solicitor on your lender's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Heathfield.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Heathfield?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Heathfield. 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 decided to have a survey done on a house in Heathfield ahead of appointing conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. The surveyor has said that some mortgage companies tend refuse to give a mortgage on such a house.
It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different instructions for example to Halifax. Should you wish to call us we can check with the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Heathfield. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Heathfield to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
Am I better off to use a Heathfield conveyancing lawyer who is local to the property I am hoping to buy? An old friend can perform the legal formalities but his firm is located approximately 350miles drive away.
The primary upside of using a local Heathfield conveyancing practice is that you can attend the office to sign paperwork, deliver your identification documents and pester them if necessary. They will also have local intelligence which is a bonus. That being said it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If you know people who used your friend and the majority were impressed that must surpass using an unfamiliar Heathfield conveyancing lawyer just because they are Heathfield based.