We are soon to exchange buying a property in Presteigne but as a consequence of damage from some water damage at the property I have was able negotiate recompense from the owner in the sum of £2k in the form of a adjustment in the price. This was going to be dealt with as part of amending the contract however Clydesdale will not permit this. Should they have been approached?

Your solicitor that is on the Clydesdale approved list is required to disclose to Clydesdale of any amendments to the sale price. If you prohibit your lawyer to disclose the price change to Clydesdale then they would have to discontinue acting for you. In addition, Clydesdale and you would have to appoint a new property lawyer for your conveyancing in Presteigne.

we are a couple who intend to purchase a purpose built flat in Presteigne with a homeloan from Alliance & Leicester .We would like to retain our Presteigne conveyancing solicitor but Alliance & Leicester says her practice is not on their approved list of member firms. It seems we are left with little choice but to instruct a Alliance & Leicester panel lawyer or keep our local solicitor and fork out for a Alliance & Leicester panel lawyer to act for them. This seems very unfair; Can we not simply insist that Alliance & Leicester use our lawyer?

Unfortunately,no. The home loan issued to you is subject to its various provisions, a common one being that conveyancers will be on the Alliance & Leicester approved list. Until recently, most banks had large numbers of law firms on their panels: a borrower could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. A further alternative is for your lawyer to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for Alliance & Leicester

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Helen (my wife) and I may need to rent out our Presteigne ground floor flat for a while due to a career opportunity. We instructed a Presteigne conveyancing practice in 2003 but they have closed and we did not have the foresight to get any advice as to whether the lease permits subletting. How do we find out?

A lease dictates relations between the freeholder and you the leaseholder; specifically, it will say if subletting is not allowed, or permitted but only subject to certain caveats. The accepted inference is that if the lease contains no expres ban or restriction, subletting is permitted. The majority of leases in Presteigne do not contain strict prohibition on subletting – such a provision would undoubtedly devalue the flat. Instead, there is usually a basic requirement that the owner notifies the freeholder, possibly supplying a duplicate of the sublease.

Presteigne Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - A selection of Questions you should consider Prior to Purchasing

It is important to be aware whether window replacement or some other significant cost is due shortly to be shared amongst the tenants and will dramatically increase the the service fees or necessitate a specific payment. Its a good idea to find out as much as possible about the company managing the block as they will either make life much simpler or much more difficult. As the proprietor of a leasehold property you are often at the mercy of the managing agents from a financial perspective and when it comes to daily issues like the tidiness of the common parts. Enquire of other people whether they are happy with them. On a final note, find out the dates that you are obliged pay the maintenance charge to the managing agents and precisely how they are spending that money. The prefered form of lease arrangement is where the freehold reversion is owned by the leaseholders. In this arrangement the leaseholders benefit from control and although a managing agent is frequently retained if the building is bigger than a house conversion, the managing agent is directed by the tenants.

My partner is buying a garden flat in Presteigne. He was given a quote by the lawyer connected to the selling agents totaling £1385 . It was eight years ago since I sold and bought a property and the bill was £440. Have costs really gone up that much?

What does the conveyancing estimate include? Is it just for the legal fees, or what you will be paying in total (for instance Presteigne searches, land registry fees, etc)