My fiance’s uncle is a solicitor. I am hopeful that I will receive friends and family fee for conveyancing, but if not, what kind of costs should I be expecting for conveyancing in Wavertree?

It’s advisable to obtain multiple conveyancing quotes. Do use our search tool on this page. You will notice that charges may contrast greatly but the service one can expect differ between law firms as is true with the vast majority of professional services.

My friend advised me that if I am purchasing in Wavertree I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

A search of this type is sometimes included in the estimate for your Wavertree conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and setting out important information about Wavertree around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Wavertree Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information about Wavertree.

I have a renovated Georgian property in Wavertree. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and . I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are a couple of entries: the first freehold, the second leasehold with the exact same property. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?

You need to read 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 owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Wavertree and other areas of 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 lenders. You can also enquire as to the position with your conveyancing lawyer who conducted the purchase.

We're new on the property ladder - agreed a price, but the agent has warned us that the vendor will only issue a contract if we use their preferred lawyers as they are insisting on an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a high street conveyancer with experience of conveyancing in Wavertree

It is unlikely the owners are behind this. If they desire ‘a quick sale', turning down a motivated purchaser is counter productive. Speak to the owners direct and explain that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you are chain free (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you intend to use your preferred Wavertree conveyancing firm - rather thanthe ones that will provide the negotiator at the agency a introducer fee or hit his conveyancing thresholds set by HQ.

My wife and I purchased a leasehold house in Wavertree. Conveyancing and mortgage are in place. I have received a letter from someone claiming to own the freehold. Attached was a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1997. The conveyancing practitioner in Wavertree who previously acted has now retired. What should I do?

First contact HMLR to be sure that this person is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. You do not need to incur the fees of a Wavertree conveyancing practitioner to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for less than a fiver. You should note that regardless, even if this is the legitimate freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

I inherited a garden flat in Wavertree, conveyancing was carried out half a dozen years ago. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Comparable properties in Wavertree with over 90 years remaining are worth £165,000. The ground rent is £45 charged once a year. The lease runs out on 21st October 50

With 50 years left to run we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £36,100 and £41,800 as well as legals.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to supply the actual costs in the absence of detailed investigations. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other issues that need to be considered and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.