Is there a reason to appoint a Hedge End and Botley conveyancing practice when national alternatives are easier on the wallet?

To take your time to find shop around for conveyancing costs in Hedge End and Botley and you should seek a competitive fee calculation but don’t be focused with getting the cheapest Hedge End and Botley conveyancer. Finding the right conveyancer can mark the distinction between a smooth and a frustrating move. You need to ensure that you have expert guidance from a trusted solicitor. Emails can't replace a telephone call and are no substitute for a face to face meeting. The firms that we work with will appoint you a qualified and top rated conveyancing solicitor who can handle your conveyancing from beginning to end, giving the sort of personalised service that you will never get with an web based conveyancer. Our lawyers will contact you regularly to update you on any developments and keep you informed. Should you need to phone the office you will know who to ask for and they will endeavour to make sure that you're not left wondering what's going on.

I am looking to buy a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Hedge End and Botley who is on the National Westminster Bank approved. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for National Westminster Bank in certain locations such as Hedge End and Botley. We dont recommend any particular firm.

I have recentlybeen informed that Stirling Law have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Hedge End and Botley for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 9 months ago. How can I establish that my home is in my name in the name of the former proprietor?

The quickest method to check if the property is in your name, 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 Hedge End and Botley conveyancing specialists.

I have been on the look out for a ground for flat up to £195,000 and found one round the corner in Hedge End and Botley I like with a park and railway links in the vicinity, however it only has 51 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Hedge End and Botley for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a short lease?

If you require a home loan the shortness of the lease will be an issue. Reduce the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current owner has owned the property for at least 2 years you could ask them to start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer about this matter.

Do you have any advice for leasehold conveyancing in Hedge End and Botley from the perspective of speeding up the sale process?

• A significant proportion of the delay in leasehold conveyancing in Hedge End and Botley can be bypassed if you appoint lawyers the minute your agents start advertising the property and ask them to put together the leasehold information which will be required by the purchasers’ representatives.
A minority of Hedge End and Botley leases require Licence to Assign from the landlord. If this is the case, it would be prudent to notify your estate agents to make sure that the purchasers put in hand bank and professional references. The bank reference will need to confirm that the buyers are financially capable of paying the annual 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 purchasers or their lawyers. If you have had any disputes with your freeholder or managing agents it is essential that these are settled before the property is put on the market. The buyers and their solicitors will be reluctant to purchase a property where a dispute is unresolved. You may need to swallow your pride and discharge any arrears of service charge or resolve 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 particulars of the dispute to the purchasers, but it is better to reveal the dispute as over as opposed to unsettled. The majority of freeholders or managing agents in Hedge End and Botley charge for providing management packs for a leasehold premises. You or your lawyers should enquire as to the actual amount of the charges. The management information sought on or before finding a buyer, thus reducing delays. The average time it takes to obtain the necessary information is three weeks. It is the most frequent cause of delay in leasehold conveyancing in Hedge End and Botley. You believe that you know the number of years remaining on your lease but it would be wise to verify this by asking your lawyers. A purchaser's conveyancer will be unlikely to recommend their client to to exchange contracts if the lease term is below 75 years. In the circumstances it is important at an as soon as possible that you identify whether the lease term requires a lease extension. If it does, contact your solicitors before you put your home on the market for sale.

I acquired a 2 bed flat in Hedge End and Botley, conveyancing formalities finalised 4 years ago. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Corresponding properties in Hedge End and Botley with over 90 years remaining are worth £206,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 per annum. The lease ceases on 21st October 2091

With only 66 years left to run we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £12,400 and £14,200 plus costs.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive investigations. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be additional issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward placing reliance on this information without first getting professional advice.