How up to date is your database of Seaview solicitors on the conveyancing panel? Do send you an updated list?

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

I just acquired a house at auction in Seaview. Conveyancing is required. What happens now?

Given that you have now to all intents and purposes signed on the dotted line you should retain a conveyancing lawyer soon as you now have a tight deadline in which to complete the conveyancing. All auction property should have a bespoke auction pack. This will include most,if not all of the documents that your solicitor will need. In the case of leasehold property the legal pack should provide a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing documentation pertinent to leasehold premises. You need to hand this to your appointed conveyancing solicitor at the earliest opportunity. Do make sure that your finances are in place to complete on the on the contractual date .

We had chosen solicitors based in Seaview on the solicitor panel. They have just billed me a further fee for dealing with the mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by ?

As unfair as it may seem, as long as it’s in their Terms of Engagement or Quote then yes your can charge a fee for this. The charge is not dictated by but by your Seaview . Plenty of firms on the panel will levy ’dealing with mortgage’ fee but many firms include it on their overall fee.

I am due to exchange contracts on my flat. I had a double glazing fitted in September 2007, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s lender, are being difficult. The Seaview solicitor who is on the conveyancing panel is happy to accept ‘lack of building regulation’ insurance but are requiring a building regulation certificate. Why do have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?

It is probably the case that have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.

It has been three months since my purchase conveyancing in Seaview took place. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £180,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the premises from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

I am looking into buying my first house which is in Seaview and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Seaview. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Seaview area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Seaview. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

I inherited a split level flat in Seaview, conveyancing having been completed half a dozen years ago. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Similar properties in Seaview with an extended lease are worth £165,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 charged once a year. The lease runs out on 21st October 50

With just 50 years left to run we estimate the price of your lease extension to span between £36,100 and £41,800 as well as 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 cannot give you the actual costs without more detailed investigations. You should not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be other issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward based on this information before getting professional advice.