Can you explain why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Mobberley is more expensive?

Mobberley leasehold conveyancing transactions usually involve additional investigations than freeholds including investigating the Lease, liaising with the Landlord such as serving appropriate notices on the Landlord or managing agent, obtaining up-to-date service charge and management information, obtaining Landlord’s consents and reviewing management accounts and formation documents.

I require expedited conveyancing in Mobberley as I am faced with pressure to exchange contracts in less than one month. Fortunately I do not need a mortgage. Can I decline from having conveyancing searches to save fees and time?

As you are not obtaining a mortgage you are at free not to have searches conducted although no solicitor would suggest that you don't. Drawing on our experience of conveyancing in Mobberley the following are instances of what can crop up and adversely affect the marketability of the property: Refused Planning Applications, Overdue Charges, Overdue Grants, Road Schemes,...

Given that I will soon spend over three hundred thousand on a two bedroom apartment in Mobberley I wish to have a conversation with the solicitor about mytransaction prior to instructing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?

Absolutely - we would be pleased to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you liaising with the lawyer who will be doing your conveyancing in Mobberley.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is unique person, not a case 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 Mobberley should be the amount on the final invoice that you are charged.

I am looking for a conveyancing lawyer in Mobberley for my home move. Is it possible to see a solicitor's record with the legal regulator?

Anyone may review documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions stemming from investigations from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find details about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's history, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For callers outside the UK, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA may recorded call for training purposes.

Can you provide any advice for leasehold conveyancing in Mobberley from the perspective of expediting the sale process?

• A significant proportion of the delay in leasehold conveyancing in Mobberley can be bypassed where you instruct lawyers the minute you market your property and request that they start to collate the leasehold documentation which will be required by the purchasers’ lawyers.
Some Mobberley leases require Licence to Assign from the landlord. If this is the case, you should place the estate agents on notice to make sure that the purchasers put in hand bank and professional references. The bank reference will need to confirm that the buyers are able to meet the annual service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the actual amount of the service charge so that they can pass this information on to the buyers or their lawyers. If you hold a share in a the Management Company, you should make sure that you have the original share certificate. Organising a replacement share certificate is often a time consuming process and delays many a Mobberley home move. Where a reissued share certificate is needed, do contact the company director and secretary or managing agents (if relevant) for this at the earliest opportunity. If you have had conflict with your landlord or managing agents it is essential that these are settled before the property is marketed. The purchasers and their solicitors will be reluctant to purchase a property where there is an ongoing dispute. You will have to accept that you will have to discharge any arrears of service charge or resolve the dispute prior to completion of the sale. It is therefore preferable to have any dispute settled prior to the contract papers being issued to the buyers’ solicitors. You will still have to reveal details of the dispute to the buyers, but it is better to present the dispute as over as opposed to ongoing.

I inherited a garden flat in Mobberley, conveyancing formalities finalised February 2004. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Comparable flats in Mobberley with an extended lease are worth £175,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £65 charged once a year. The lease ends on 21st October 2083

With just 58 years unexpired we estimate the price of your lease extension to be between £23,800 and £27,400 plus costs.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to provide a more accurate figure without more comprehensive investigations. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be additional concerns that need to be taken into account and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.