We just had an offer accepted to buy with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. We have called around locally but cant to find a Llay conveyancing firm on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society approved list. Please you help?

You should take advantage of the find a lender approved solicitor tool on this site. Pick the mortgage company and type Llay or your preferred area and you will discover numerous solicitors located in Llay or near you.

A friend recommended that if I am purchasing in Llay I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

This is a search is sometimes quoted for as part of the standard Llay conveyancing searches. It is a large document of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing important information about Llay around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Llay Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data regarding Llay.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Llay?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Llay. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

Is it possible to switch solicitor as I have to appoint one who is on the Barnsley Building Society conveyancing list. I hired a local conveyancing solicitor in Llay round the corner but she is not accepted by Barnsley Building Society

It would be our pleasure to help you find a conveyancing solicitor in Llay on the Barnsley Building Society panel. Please note that the law firms that we list do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Llay. In making use of the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this website, you can compare fees for conveyancing solicitors in Llay and beyond.

We expect to complete our sale of a £150,000 maisonette in Llay next Monday. The landlords agents has quoted £420 for Landlord’s certificate, building insurance schedule and 3 years service charge statements. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge such fees for a leasehold conveyance in Llay?

Llay conveyancing on leasehold flats nine out of ten times necessitates administration charges invoiced by managing agents :

Completing pre-contract enquiries Where consent is required before sale in Llay Supplying insurance information 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 Llay leasehold property is £350. For Llay 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 supply answers.

Llay Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Queries Prior to buying

How much is the annual maintenance fee and ground rent? Who are the managing agents? Most Llay leasehold apartments will be liable to pay a service bill for the upkeep of the block levied on behalf of the management company. Should you purchase the flat you will have to pay this amount, usually quarterly throughout the year. This could vary from two or three hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for blocks with lifts and large common areas. In all probability there will be a ground rent to be met yearly, this is usually not a exorbitant amount, say about £50-£100 but you need to enquire it because on occasion it can be surprisingly expensive.