Our family solicitor has quoted £1350 for no move no fee conveyancing in Langport. I am hoping to downsize from a Edwardian property for £200,000. This sounds too much. Is it above the norm for conveyancing in Langport?

The estimate does seem marginally overpriced. If you shop around you could trim some of the cost by say £100 plus VAT. That being said, you maycome to rue choosing an an unknown solicitor. If is important to ensure the solicitor can act for your lender. You can employ our comparison tool to get a quote a Langport conveyancing company on the banks member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Langport.

Can you explain why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Langport costs more?

The conveyancing costs for a leasehold premises in Langport is inevitably more expensive than on a freehold residence. This is due to the additional investigations necessary in liaising with the landlord and management company to collate the information concerning whether the rent and maintenance fee have been cleared and whether there are any significant expenditure in the foreseeable future on repairs or maintenance of the building.

What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Langport

There are many recorded licenced Conveyancers in Langport and Solicitor firms in Langport who provide Conveyancing services We would stress that the two are supervised by regulatory bodies with both specialising in the legal aspects of the home buying process. They may both also conduct other property legal work such as remortgage conveyancing, lease extensions and transfer of equity conveyancing.

I am assisting my niece sell her flat in Langport. Will the conveyancer commission the energy assessment or should I organise this?

After the abolition of Home Packs, energy assessments was left as a compulsory component of selling a property. An energy assessment needs to be to hand prior to the property being marketed. It is not something that law firms normally arrange. If you are using a Langport conveyancing practitioner they might help arrange EPC’s due to their contacts with reputable local providers

Having digested plenty of mortgage guides, I note that they all recommend that you should get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my local Langport solicitor - who is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. Is that normal?

Kent Reliance will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Kent Reliance will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. You may wish to consider appointing your own Langport surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.

Should our solicitor be raising enquiries concerning flooding as part of the conveyancing in Langport.

The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for solicitors dealing with homes in Langport. There are those who acquire a house in Langport, fully expectant that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, aside from the physical destruction, where a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, adequate building insurance, or sell the property. Steps can be carried out as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the buyer.

Conveyancers are not qualified to impart advice on flood risk, but there are a number of checks that may be carried out by the purchaser or on a buyer’s behalf which should give them a better understanding of the risks in Langport. The standard property information forms supplied to a purchaser’s lawyer (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) contains a standard question of the owner to determine whether the premises has ever been flooded. If the premises has been flooded in past and is not disclosed by the vendor, then a buyer may commence a legal claim for losses as a result of such an misleading answer. The buyer’s solicitors will also commission an environmental report. This should higlight whether there is any known flood risk. If so, additional investigations will need to be conducted.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Langport. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Here are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Langport

Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? 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. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Please supply a car parking plan. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?