How up to date is your search tool for Herne Bay conveyancing solicitors on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel? Do Leeds Building Society send you an updated list?

Herne Bay conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Leeds Building Society directly.

I have been on the look out for a ground for flat up to £305k and found one near me in Herne Bay I like with a park and station nearby, the downside is that it only has 51 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Herne Bay suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a short lease?

If you require a home loan that many years may be problematic. Discount the price by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the premises for at least twenty four months 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 current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer about this.

I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing solicitor in Herne Bay for my purchase. Can I see a solicitor's complaints history with the legal regulator?

Anyone can see presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from inquisitions commenced on or after 1 January 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's history, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For callers outside the UK, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA sometimes recorded call for training reasons.

I only have Fifty years remaining on my flat in Herne Bay. I need to get lease extension but my freeholder is can not be found. What options are available to me?

On the basis that you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be lengthened by the magistrate. However, you will be required to prove that you have done all that could be expected to track down the landlord. In some cases an enquiry agent would be useful to conduct investigations and to produce a report which can be accepted by the court as proof that the freeholder is indeed missing. It is wise to seek advice from a solicitor both on devolving into the landlord’s disappearance and the application to the County Court covering Herne Bay.

I purchased a 1 bedroom flat in Herne Bay, conveyancing having been completed half a dozen years ago. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Similar flats in Herne Bay with a long lease are worth £195,000. The ground rent is £45 invoiced annually. The lease runs out on 21st October 2088

With 63 years left to run the likely cost is going to span between £16,200 and £18,600 as well as costs.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs without more detailed investigations. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional concerns that need to be taken into account and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward based on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.

Do online conveyancing companies do everything a high street Herne Bay solicitor does or must I use a solicitor for the final stages for my conveyancing in Herne Bay?

Where you choose an online conveyancer they will cover all the things your Herne Bay conveyancer would cover.