The solicitor who assisted with my previous purchase has sent a quote for £1700 for freehold conveyancing in Shepshed. I’m selling a modern detached home for £275,000. Is this too much? Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in Shepshed?

The charges are a bit high. If you shop around you could trim some of the cost by perhaps £125. That being said, you maycome to regret opting for an an unknown solicitor. Remember to be sure the conveyancer can also act for your lender. You can employ our search tool to get a quote a Shepshed conveyancing firm on the banks member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Shepshed.

How up to date is your search tool for Shepshed conveyancing solicitors on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel? Do Kent Reliance send you an updated list?

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

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Shepshed?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Shepshed. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

I am buying my first flat in Shepshed with the aid of help to buy. The sellers refused to move on the amount so I negotiated 6k of fixtures and fittings instead. The sale representative advised me not inform my solicitor about this deal as it may impact my mortgage with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

Estate agents have just been given the go-ahead to market my ground floor flat in Shepshed. Conveyancing has not commenced, but I have recently had a half-yearly service charge demand – what should I do?

It best that you clear the service charge as you normally would because all rents and maintenance charges will be allotted on completion, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.

Shepshed Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Questions you should ask before buying

Are there any major works on the horizon that will increase the service costs? What is the name of the managing agents? The majority of Shepshed leasehold properties will have a service bill for the upkeep of the block invoiced on behalf of the landlord. If you acquire the property you will have to pay this charge, usually in instalments throughout the year. This can vary from several hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for buildings with lifts and large common grounds. In all probability there will be a rentcharge for you to pay annual, normally this is not a large amount, say about £25-£75 but you need to enquire as on occasion it could be many hundreds of pounds.