We see that you have a post code search directory identifying law firms on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a referral fee if I instruct them for our conveyancing in Liss?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Liss.

Me and my partner are purchasing a flat in Liss. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a lawyer? At some point we have to put funds into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our monies?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

I can see plenty of information on this site about conveyancing in Liss but can you isolate your top tip for selecting the right conveyancer in Liss

We would encourage you not to base your choice on the lowest Liss conveyancing costs illustration. You really do get what you’re paying for when it comes to property lawyers. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you know exactly what you’ll have to pay in ahead of time.

We are getting the release of further monies on our mortgage from RBS as we intend to carry out renovations to our house in Liss. Do we need to appoint a high street Liss solicitor on the RBS conveyancing panel to deal with the paperwork?

RBS would not normally require firms on their approved list of lawyers to deal with the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the RBS conveyancing panel.

The deeds to my home can not be found. The lawyers who handled the conveyancing in Liss 5 years ago have long since closed. What are my next steps?

Assuming the title is registered the details of your ownership will be recorded by HMLR with a Title Number. It is easy to execute a search at the Land Registry, identify your house and order current copies of the Registered Entries for less than a fiver. Where the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will also normally hold a certified copy of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be obtained for a small fee.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a ground for flat up to £235,500 and found one near me in Liss I like with open areas and railway links in the vicinity, however it only has 61 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Liss for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a lease with such few years left?

If you need a mortgage that many years may be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you may ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer concerning this.

All being well we will complete the sale of our £375,000 flat in Liss on Tuesday in a week. The managing agents has quoted £408 for Certificate of Compliance, building insurance schedule and previous years service charge statements. Is the landlord entitled to charge exorbitant fees for a leasehold conveyance in Liss?

For most leasehold sales in Liss conveyancing will involve, queries regarding the management of a building inevitably needing to be answered directly by the freeholder or its agent, this includes :

Answering conveyancing due diligence questions Where consent is required before sale in Liss Copies of the building insurance and schedule Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale

Your lawyer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Liss leasehold premises is £350. For Liss conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are obliged to provide the information.

I acquired a 1st floor flat in Liss, conveyancing having been completed January 1997. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Corresponding flats in Liss with a long lease are worth £190,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 invoiced every year. The lease ceases on 21st October 2087

With just 62 years remaining on your lease the likely cost is going to be between £17,100 and £19,800 plus legals.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to provide the actual costs without more comprehensive due diligence. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action based on this information without first getting professional advice.