It has taken forever and a day but a mortgage offer from HSBC for the refinancing of my single room garden flat is expected by the end of next week. Could you propose a low cost conveyancing practitioner in Wareham?

You have come to the wrong site to search for cut-price fees for conveyancing in Wareham. Our goal is to offer cost effective conveyancing but we do not aim to work with the cheapest lawyers. Avoid the trap of appointing brokers enticing you with low cost conveyancing in Wareham. At best, in going for low cost conveyancing, you will receive what you pay for and at worst it will result in you being stung for additional fees and still not receive the service you were looking for.

I am buying a property without a mortgage in Wareham. I have lived for the last 15 years in Wareham. Conveyancing searches are a lot of money. Given that I have knowledge of the area and road very well must I have all the conveyancing searches?

If you not getting a home loan, then almost all of the Wareham conveyancing searches are non-obligatory. Your conveyancer will try and sway you, no-doubt strongly, that you should have searches completed, but he is duty bound to do this. One thing to bear in mind; if you are going to dispose of the house in the future, it will likely be be of relevance to your prospective purchaser what the searches contain. There are plenty of instances where properties with day to day issues can still throw up negative search results. A competent conveyancing solicitor in Wareham should provide you some helpful advice concerning this.

I purchased a 4 bedroom Georgian house in Wareham. Conveyancing solicitor acted for me and Britannia. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are two entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold with the exact same property. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?

You should review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Wareham and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also question the position with the conveyancing practitioner who completed the work.

My brother has suggested that I appoint his conveyancers in Wareham. Should I use them?

Much as we are happy to recommend a Wareham conveyancing lawyer the ideal way to choose a conveyancing solicitor is to get referrals from friends or family who have actually previously instructed the firm you're considering.

Expecting to complete next month on a ground floor flat in Wareham. Conveyancing solicitors have said that they report fully within the next couple of days. What should I be looking out for?

The report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Wareham should include some of the following:

Will you be prohibited or prevented from having pets in the property? Defining your legal entitlements in respect of common areas in the block.For instance, does the lease contain a right of way over an accessway or staircase? It needs to be made clear to you whether the lease allows you to add or improve anything in the premises- you must know whether it relates to all alterations or limited to structural alteration, and whether licences for alterations is mandated necessary How long the lease is. You should be advised as what happens when the lease ends, and informed of the importance of not letting the lease term falling below eighty years What options are open to you if an adjoining owner breaches a clause of their lease?

I am the registered owner of a 1st floor flat in Wareham, conveyancing was carried out 10 years ago. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Corresponding properties in Wareham with over 90 years remaining are worth £255,000. The ground rent is £45 invoiced annually. The lease terminates on 21st October 2098

With only 73 years remaining on your lease we estimate the price of your lease extension to range between £8,600 and £9,800 as well as professional fees.

The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of detailed investigations. You should not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be additional issues that need to be considered and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action based on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.