My fiance’s mother is a conveyancing practitioner. I anticipate that I will receive friends and family rates for conveyancing, but if not, what kind of costs would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Preston Park?

Do contrast pricing. Make use of our search tool on this site. You will notice that fees do contrast greatly but the service one can expect are distinct between solicitors as is the case with the vast majority of professional services.

My partner and I are intent on selling our property in Preston Park and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was built land that was not decontaminated. Any local lawyer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers instructed an online conveyancing outfit rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Preston Park. Having lived in Preston Park for many years we know that this is a non issue. Do we contact our local Authority to obtain confirmation that the buyers are looking for.

It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing firm already. Are they able to advise? You need to 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 health insurance to cover that same sickness)

The deeds to my home are lost. The conveyancers who did the conveyancing in Preston Park 5 years ago no longer exist. What do I do?

As long as the title is registered the details of your ownership will be evidenced by HMLR with a Title Number. It is possible to perform a search at the Land Registry, find your property and obtain current copies of the property title for a small fee. Where the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will also normally hold a certified copy of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be ordered for a small fee.

As co-executor for the estate of my grandfather I am selling a property in Cardiff but live in Preston Park. My lawyer (approximately 260 kilometers from merequires that I sign a stat dec before completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing solicitor in Preston Park to witness and place their company stamp on the document?

Technically speaking you are not likely to need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Preston Park based

I am in need of some leasehold conveyancing in Preston Park. Before I get started I require certainty as to the number of years remaining on the lease.

If the lease is registered - and 99.9% are in Preston Park - then the leasehold title will always include the basic details of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.

I bought a basement flat in Preston Park, conveyancing having been completed in 2011. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Equivalent properties in Preston Park with a long lease are worth £260,000. The ground rent is £45 invoiced every year. The lease ceases on 21st October 2099

You have 74 years left to run we estimate the premium for your lease extension to span between £8,600 and £9,800 plus plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.

The figure 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 in the absence of comprehensive investigations. Do not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be additional issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action placing reliance on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.