We are a couple about to sign contracts for a leasehold flat in Tutbury. We have hit a stumbling block. The loan offer with Platform Home Loans Ltd expires on 17/11/2025 but the owners are insisting on a completion date of 19/11/2025. Is it possible to prolong the mortgage expiry date?

The person best placed to deal with your issue is your solicitors who is in a position to assess if he or she is corresponding with the mortgage broker, vendor’s conveyancers, property agents or conceivably all parties given what has happend in your conveyancing to date.

I need some fast conveyancing in Tutbury as I am faced with an ultimatum to complete within 4 weeks. Thankfully I do not require a mortgage. Can I avoid the conveyancing searches to save fees and time?

As you are not taking a home loan you have the choice not to do searches although no solicitor would suggest that you don't. With lots of history conveyancing in Tutbury the following are examples of issues that can crop up and adversely impact market value: Enforcement Actions, Overdue Fees, Overdue Grants, Railway Schemes,...

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At this site secure a conveyancing costs illustration via a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that has a full understanding of the issues of your conveyancing in Tutbury. Unlike many estate agents and many comparison sites we do not have kick-back arrangements with solicitors. A large number of agents and online brokers 'recommend' the firm paying the most commission, not the best value conveyancing in Tutbury

I am looking for a conveyancing lawyer in Tutbury for my home move. Is there any facility to review a firm’s record with the legal regulator?

Anyone can see presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from investigations started on or after Jan 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find details about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's history, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For non-uk callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA sometimes recorded call for training requirements.

I have just appointed agents to market my ground floor flat in Tutbury. Conveyancing solicitors are to be appointed soon, but I have recently received a half-yearly maintenance charge demand – Do I pay up?

Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should discharge the service charge as you normally would given that all rents and maintenance charges will be allotted on completion, so you will be reimbursed by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer unless 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.

I own a garden flat in Tutbury, conveyancing formalities finalised 7 years ago. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Comparable properties in Tutbury with an extended lease are worth £171,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 invoiced annually. The lease expires on 21st October 2104

With just 79 years remaining on your lease we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £8,600 and £9,800 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 extending a lease, but we are not able to provide the actual costs without more detailed due diligence. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be additional issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward based on this information without first getting professional advice.