My previous solicitor has quoted £1350 for fixed fee conveyancing in Yeadon. I’m selling a newly refurbished house for £200,000. Is this expensive? Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Yeadon?

The quote is fractionally on the steep side. Where you are willing to spend time comparing quotes you might get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by say a hundred pounds. That being said, you couldlive to regret choosing an a cheaper conveyancer. Don't forget to check that the conveyancer can act for your bank. You can utilise our comparison tool to locate a Yeadon conveyancing practice on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Yeadon.

My friend suggested that if I am purchasing in Yeadon I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

This is a search is sometimes quoted for as part of the standard Yeadon conveyancing searches. It is a large report of about 40 pages, listing and detailing significant information about Yeadon around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Yeadon Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information concerning Yeadon.

I used Action Conveyancing a few years past for my conveyancing in Yeadon. Now, I need the files but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Yeadon of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I need to instruct a conveyancing lawyer in Yeadon for my sale. Can I check a firm’s record with the profession’s regulator?

Members of the public can review documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations arising from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find information about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors record, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. International callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator may recorded call for training purposes.

Having checked my lease I have discovered that there are only Fifty years unexpired on my flat in Yeadon. I am keen to get lease extension but my landlord is missing. What should I do?

On the basis that you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be lengthened by the magistrate. You will be obliged to demonstrate that you have done all that could be expected to track down the freeholder. In some cases a specialist would be helpful to carry out a search and to produce an expert document to be accepted by the court as evidence that the landlord can not be located. It is advisable to get professional help from a property lawyer in relation to investigating the landlord’s absence and the vesting order request to the County Court covering Yeadon.

I inherited a leasehold flat in Yeadon, conveyancing formalities finalised 3 years ago. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Corresponding properties in Yeadon with over 90 years remaining are worth £222,000. The ground rent is £50 invoiced every year. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2096

With only 71 years remaining on your lease we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £9,500 and £11,000 plus professional fees.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs without more comprehensive investigations. Do not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.