I was referred a solicitor who has given a fee calculation of £1350 for no move no fee conveyancing in Lancing. I am selling a modern detached home for £275,000. Are these conveyancing fees excessive? Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in Lancing?

The charges are a tad high. If you shop around you may be able to decrease the fees marginally by as much as a hundred pounds. That being said, you couldcome to rue choosing an a cheaper solicitor. If is important to enquire that the conveyancer can act for your mortgage company. You can employ our search tool to find a Lancing conveyancing practice on the lender’s approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Lancing.

I am helping my sister sell her property in Lancing. Will the conveyancing solicitor commission the EPC or it is for me to see to?

Following the abolition of Home Packs, energy assessments became a mandatory element of moving house. An energy assessment must be commissioned prior to the property being marketed. It is not a task that solicitors normally organise. Where you are instructing a Lancing conveyancing practitioner they might help arrange energy performance certificates given their contacts with reputable local assessors

Have just purchased a probate house at auction in Lancing. Conveyancing is needed. What are my next steps?

Having exchanged you will need to hire the services of a conveyancing practitioner quickly as you are faced with a pending a drop dead date to complete the conveyancing. Every auction property should have a bespoke legal pack. This should include most,if not all of the paperwork that your conveyancer will need. In the case of leasehold property the conveyancing pack should provide a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing documentation specific to a leasehold property. You must pass this on to your appointed conveyancing solicitor as soon as possible. Do make sure that your finances are organised to complete the transaction on the set completion date.

Does a directory service exist listing TSB panel solicitors in Lancing on the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Website?

No. There is no such tool on the CML or Building Society Association websites. Very few banks make their panel listings visible on the web. Where you are seeking to appoint a Lancing solicitor on the TSB please make the most of our facility.

I am buying a new build flat in Lancing. 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 are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Lancing

The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Please supply a car parking plan. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. 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. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants.

Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Lancing before retaining conveyancers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. Our surveyor has said that some lenders tend refuse to give a mortgage on such a house.

It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different requirements for example to Nationwide. Should you wish to call us we can check with the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Lancing. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Lancing especially if they are familiar with such properties in Lancing.

Are the Lancing conveyancing lawyers identified as being on the bank conveyancing panel, together with their details provided by the lender?

Lancing firms and firms conducting conveyancing in Lancing themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the lender conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from the lender directly.