Can I use your services to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Wooler even if I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for instance if I wish to buy a shop in Wooler with a mortgage from ?

The service is mainly utilised to find domestic conveyancing solicitors in Wooler but we have set out at the end of this page some Wooler commercial conveyancing firms. You should make contact with the solicitors directly to see if they can also act for

I have justbecome aware that Wolstenholmes have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Wooler for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 18 months ago. How can I check that my home is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?

The easiest way to see if the premises is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Wooler conveyancing specialists.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Wooler. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Wooler

Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?

I own a leasehold flat in Wooler. Conveyancing and mortgage organised. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the freehold. It included a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1991. The conveyancing practitioner in Wooler who acted for me is not around. Any advice?

The first thing you should do is make enquiries of the Land Registry to be sure that the individual purporting to own the freehold is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. You do not need to incur the fees of a Wooler conveyancing solicitor to do this as it can be done on-line for less than a fiver. You should note that regardless, even if this is the rightful landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.

I am the registered owner of a split level flat in Wooler, conveyancing was carried out 1995. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Equivalent properties in Wooler with a long lease are worth £165,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 per annum. The lease expires on 21st October 50

With only 50 years remaining on your lease the likely cost is going to span between £36,100 and £41,800 as well as professional fees.

The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to supply 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 other issues that need to be considered and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward placing reliance on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.

A licensed conveyancer dealt with my conveyancing in Wooler half a dozen years past and was holding my registration documents but has now closed – how do I retreive these?

Deeds, as such, are no longer appropriate for the majority of properties in Wooler are registered digitally at Land Registry. If you need to show evidence of proprietorship or are selling or refinancing your can obtain up to date copies of the register from the Land Registry in any case.

If you feel there may be other documents or you have any other queries please e-mail your request with details of the transaction and documents you need to filerequest@clc-uk.org. The CLC will let you know what information they have and any additional information they may need before they are in a position to identify and send the documents to you. Following an intervention it may take some time for the CLC to access archived files and documents, but your request will be actioned with reasonable haste.