My previous solicitor has quoted just over a thousand pound for freehold conveyancing in Heckington. I’m looking to sell a Victorian house for £250,000. Are these conveyancing fees excessive? Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Heckington?

The estimate does seem a tad overpriced. If you are willing to expend time comparing charges you may be able to decrease the fees slightly by say a hundred pounds. That being said, you couldcome to regret choosing an an untested conveyancer. Remember to ensure the firm can act for your bank. Do use our search tool to get a quote a Heckington conveyancing company on the lender’s approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Heckington.

We hope to to buy with Melton Mowbray Building Society. We have called around locally but am struggling to find a Heckington conveyancing firm on the Melton Mowbray Building Society panel. Can you help?

You should take advantage of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this page. Pick the mortgage company and type Heckington or your location and you will discover a number of lawyer located in Heckington or near you.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I put an offer in last month in what was supposed to be a quick, chain free conveyancing. Heckington is where the house is located. Is there any guidance you can give?

Flying freeholds in Heckington are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Heckington you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Heckington may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.

Taking into account that I am about to spend over three hundred thousand on 3 bedroom house in Heckington I wish to have a conversation with the conveyancer about myconveyancing in advance of instructing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?

This is something that we recommend - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the lawyer who will be doing your conveyancing in Heckington.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is an important individual, not a matter number. The law firms that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are calculated and presented to you for residential conveyancing in Heckington should be the figure that you are charged.

Can you provide any top tips for leasehold conveyancing in Heckington with the purpose of speeding up the sale process?

• Much of the frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Heckington can be bypassed where you instruct lawyers the minute your agents start advertising the property and ask them to put together the leasehold information which will be required by the buyers’ lawyers.
If you have the benefit of shareholding in the Management Company, you should ensure that you hold the original share document. Organising a replacement share certificate is often a time consuming formality and slows down many a Heckington conveyancing transaction. If a duplicate share is needed, you should approach the company director and secretary or managing agents (if relevant) for this as soon as possible. If you have had conflict with your freeholder or managing agents it is essential that these are settled before the property is marketed. The purchasers and their solicitors will be reluctant to purchase a property where a dispute is unresolved. You may need to swallow your pride and pay any arrears of service charge or settle the dispute prior to the buyers completing the purchase. It is therefore preferable to have any dispute settled prior to the contract papers being issued to the buyers’ solicitors. You will still have to reveal details of the dispute to the buyers, but it is clearly preferable to present the dispute as over as opposed to ongoing. A minority of Heckington leases require Landlord’s consent to the sale and approval of the buyers. If this is the case, it would be prudent to notify your estate agents to make sure that the purchasers put in hand financial (bank) and professional references. The bank reference will need to confirm that the buyers are able to meet the yearly service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the service charge figures so that they can pass this information on to the buyers or their lawyers.

I purchased a garden flat in Heckington, conveyancing formalities finalised in 2009. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Equivalent flats in Heckington with a long lease are worth £181,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £55 yearly. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2076

With only 50 years remaining on your lease we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £31,400 and £36,200 plus costs.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs without more detailed due diligence. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be additional issues that need to be considered and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action placing reliance on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.