What tips do you have for sourcing reasonably priced conveyancing in Longlands?

First ask your friends and family who they experienced using in the past and if they were happy with the service.

Option 2 is to look on the internet for conveyancing in Longlands. Pick up the phone to two or three from the list and ask them to forward you their conveyancing estimate and discuss your needs with the solicitor who will handle the legal process ahead ofmaking your decision.

Option 3 is to use this site to assist you in finding the right solicitors for you based on your individual requirements including location,speed, complexity and who the proposed lender is. Avoid the trap of appointing ninety nine pound conveyancing in Longlands

Do all mortgage companies provide you with an approved list of Longlands conveyancing solicitors? How do you know who is on the Skipton conveyancing panel?

Longlands conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Skipton conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Skipton directly.

I am close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our house in Longlands and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being built on contaminated land. A local lawyer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the purchasers are using a factory type conveyancing practice rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Longlands. Having lived in Longlands for many years we know of no issue. Do we contact our local Authority to get confirmation need.

It would appear that you have a conveyancing solicitor already. Are they able to advise? You should check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same sickness)

We're first time buyers - had an offer accepted, but the estate agent informed us that the vendor will only move forward if we appoint the agent's recommended solicitors as they are insisting on an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a high street conveyancer used to conveyancing in Longlands

We suspect that the owner is unaware of this demand. If they want ‘a quick sale', turning down a genuine purchaser is counter productive. Try to communicate with the vendors directly and explain that (a)you are motivated buyers (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances in place © you are chain free (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you are going to instruct your preferred Longlands conveyancing lawyers - rather thanthe ones that will give their estate agent a introducer fee or achieve conveyancing thresholds set by head office.

Can you offer any advice when it comes to appointing a Longlands conveyancing practice to deal with our lease extension?

If you are instructing a solicitor for lease extension works (regardless if they are a Longlands conveyancing firm) it is imperative that he or she should be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of conveyancing. We advise that you make enquires with two or three firms including non Longlands conveyancing practices before you instructing a firm. Where the conveyancing practice is ALEP accredited then so much the better. The following questions might be helpful:

How experienced is the practice with lease extension legislation? What are the charges for lease extension work?

Having spent months of dialogue we are unable to agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Longlands. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?

Where there is a absentee freeholder or if there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant statutes it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to judgment on the sum to be paid.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Longlands premises is 103a Footscray Road in January 2014. The tribunal determines that the premium payable for the extended lease should be £34,500 according to the expert witness valuation calculation This case related to 1 flat.