I am acquiring residence in Maesteg. My Solicitor is not listed on the bank approved list. Am I still permitted to continue with my Maesteg conveyancing solicitor even though they are excluded from the lender panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?

You must appoint a conveyancing practitioner to deal with the formalities when you require a loan to buy your property. The lawyer will conduct all the essential due diligence on the property, ensuring that you’re registered as proprietor and ensure that all the required mortgage documentation is in order. One could select a Maesteg conveyancing practitioner of your choice. However, where the property lawyer selected is not a member of the mortgage company solicitor panel supplemental charges will be incurred as separate legal representation will be required by them. Bank panel applications may be submitted, so where your solicitor has not historically sought membership they should take the chance to apply.

Do the Building Society Association intend to launch a searchable register to to identify law firms on the Loughborough BS conveyancing panel for example in Maesteg?

We would not expect to be advised of any intention on the part of the BSA to develop such a tool.

Given that I will soon spend over three hundred thousand on a garden flat in Maesteg I wish to talk to a solicitor concerning thetransaction ahead of appointing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?

This is something that we recommend - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you speaking to the solicitor who will be doing your conveyancing in Maesteg.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is unique individual, not a file reference. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are calculated and presented to you for residential conveyancing in Maesteg should be the figure that you end up paying.

We are one month into a residential purchase having been directed to solicitors by the selling agent to handle our conveyancing in Maesteg. We are not happy. Could you you assist me in finding new solicitors?

A solicitor would have to be very bad to suggest changing them. Has the mortgage been sent? In the event that it has you will need to inform them of the new contact details and ensure the loan are re-issued. The solicitor ideally needs to be on the mortgage company approved list to avoid added expenses and complications. That should be your first question of the new solicitors. The search tool can help you find a bank approved conveyancer for your conveyancing in Maesteg

Having checked my lease I have discovered that there are only Fifty years left on my flat in Maesteg. I now wish to extend my lease but my freeholder is can not be found. What are my options?

On the basis that you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be granted an extra 90 years by the magistrate. However, you will be required to demonstrate that you have used your best endeavours to locate the freeholder. In some cases an enquiry agent would be helpful to carry out a search and to produce an expert document which can be accepted by the court as evidence that the freeholder can not be located. It is advisable to get professional help from a property lawyer both on proving the landlord’s disappearance and the application to the County Court covering Maesteg.

Maesteg Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Questions you should ask before Purchasing

How many years are left on the lease? Is the freehold reversion owned collectively by the tenants? It would be wise to enquire if the the lease includes any unreasonable restrictions in the lease. By way of example it is fairly common in Maesteg leases that pets are not allowed in certain buildings in Maesteg. If you like the apartmentin Maesteg yet your dog can’t move with you then you have a very hard choice.