I am expecting a mortgage offer from Nat West. I would like to retain the legal services of a Licensed Conveyancer in Swadlincote. Does the Nat West Solicitor panel allow for conveyancers regulated by the CLC?

The Nat West conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders, associated to the CML or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

My wife and I own a terraced Victorian property in Swadlincote. Conveyancing solicitor represented me and Godiva Mortgages Ltd. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are a couple of entries: the first freehold, the second leasehold under the matching address. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?

You should assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Swadlincote and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they sell they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also question the situation with your conveyancing lawyer who conducted the purchase.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a ground for flat up to £235,500 and identified one round the corner in Swadlincote I like with a park and railway links in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 51 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Swadlincote in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a short lease?

Should you need a mortgage the shortness of the lease will be a potential deal breaker. Discount the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for at least twenty four months you may request that they start the process of the extension and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor regarding this.

I am a sole trader planning to lease a unit on a shopping parade. Can you recommend lawyers offering no-sale-no fees for commercial conveyancing in Swadlincote for under £1,200?

We can recommend firms who have an in-depth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Swadlincote, including the sale and purchase of businesses as well as simply property. Whether you are hoping to acquire or dispose of a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail premises or a complete business we can put you in touch with the right solicitor. As for the charges these will vary based on the structure and terms of the proposed transaction. Please provide us with your contact information or phone us so that we can furnish you with comprehensive commercial conveyancing calculation.

Is it true that a Swadlincote conveyancing company taken to court by clients for failing to conduct the right conveyancing searches?

We are not aware of such a Swadlincote conveyancing matter but it has been reported that, a couple acquiring a house elsewhere in England successfully sued their property lawyer as a consequence of development permission to construct a wind farm failing to be identified in conveyancing searches.

Where you are purchasing in Swadlincote It is critical that your conveyancing practitioner purchase all Swadlincote conveyancing searches required making sure that you have accurate and up to date information ahead of purchasing a home in Swadlincote.