My partner’s brother is a conveyancing practitioner. I expect that I will receive friends and family fee for conveyancing, but if not, what level of costs should I be expecting for conveyancing in Skellingthorpe?

Do compare pricing. Make use of our search tool on this page. The fees do vary but service levels do differ between property lawyers as is true with the vast majority of professional services.

Can you help? My Skellingthorpe solicitor is assuring me that she is duty bound toconduct Skellingthorpe conveyancing searches stemming from the fact thatthe firm are on the Santandersolicitor panel. Is this really necessary?

Unfortunately both you and your lawyer have little choice here. As you are obtaining a home loan with a lender your conveyancer has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your conveyancing practitioner would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your lender’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to follow the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook specifications . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out Skellingthorpe conveyancing searches.

I have been told that property searches are a common reason for obstruction in Skellingthorpe house deals. Is this right?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released determinations of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure amongst the top 10 causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Searches are unlikely to be the root cause of holding up conveyancing in Skellingthorpe.

I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £305k and found one round the corner in Skellingthorpe I like with amenity areas and transport links in the vicinity, the downside is that it only has 49 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Skellingthorpe suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a short lease?

If you require a home loan that many years will likely be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing proprietor has owned the premises for at least 2 years you may request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer about this matter.

Do I stop my mortgage payments with Nottingham once a completion date for my sale in Skellingthorpe has been agreed?

You would be well advised to continue meeting any mortgage sums to Nottingham until the mortgage is paid off on completion as part of your Skellingthorpe conveyancing.