My best friend’s mother is a conveyancing practitioner. I hope that I'll be able to get preferential pricing for conveyancing, but if not, what kind of fees should I be expecting for conveyancing in Leyland?

It’s advisable to request 3 or more like-for-like conveyancing estimates. Make use of our comparison tool on this page. The prices seem to contrast greatly but the service one can expect differ between property lawyers as is true with the vast majority of professional services.

I am buying my first flat in Leyland with the aid of help to buy. The builders would not move on the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The sale representative suggested that I not inform my solicitor about this side-deal as it would adversely affect my mortgage with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Leyland before appointing solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the property. The surveyor has said that some lenders may not issue a mortgage on this type of home.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different requirements for example to Halifax. Should you wish to call us we can investigate further via the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Leyland. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Leyland especially if they are accustomed to such properties in Leyland.

Expecting to sign contracts shortly on a studio apartment in Leyland. Conveyancing solicitors inform me that they are sending me a report on Monday. What should I be looking out for?

The report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Leyland should include some of the following:

Whether the landlord has obligations to ensure rights of quiet enjoyment over your property and do you know what it means in practice? Do you need to have carpet in the flat or are you allowed wood flooring? The unexpired lease term. You should be advised as what happens when the lease expires, and informed of the importance of not letting the lease term falling below eighty years specifics of the parties to the lease, for instance these could be the lessee, superior lessor, landlord It needs to be made clear to you whether the lease allows you to alter or improve aspects of the property- you should know whether it relates to all alterations or limited to structural alteration, and whether permission is required

Leyland Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Queries before buying

Plenty Leyland leasehold flats will incur a service bill for maintenance of the block set by the management company. If you purchase the flat you will have to pay this charge, usually periodically during the year. This could differ from several hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for buildings with lifts and large common areas. In all probability there will be a rentcharge for you to pay yearly, ordinarily this is not a exorbitant amount, say approximately £25-£75 but you should to enquire it because occasionally it can be many hundreds of pounds. The prefered form of lease structure is a share of the freehold. In this situation the tenants have being in charge if their destiny and notwithstanding that a managing agent is frequently employed where the building is bigger than a house conversion, the managing agent acts for the leaseholders themselves. What is the annual service fee and ground rent?

I’m about to sell my garden apartment in Leyland.Conveyancing has not commenced however I have just received a half-yearly maintenance charge demand – Do I pay up?

Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should pay the maintenance contribution as usual given that all rents and service invoices should be apportionedas part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you will be reimbursed by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process