Our bank has suggested solicitors on their panel based in Bearsted but I would rather choose a conveyancing lawyer in Bearsted round the corner to me. Are you able to assist?

The minority of Bearsted conveyancing firms are on all lender’s conveyancing panel. Use the above search tool to choose a Bearsted conveyancing firm on the on the mortgage company panel.

I am assisting my sister sell her flat in Bearsted. Does the solicitor order the energy assessment or it is for the owner to coordinate?

Following the demise of Home Packs, EPC’s was retained a required component of moving house. An EPC should be to hand prior to the property being marketed. This is not something that law firms normally arrange. If you are instructing a Bearsted conveyancing practitioner they might be able to arrange energy performance certificates due to their contacts with long established local energy assessors

Does a directory service exist listing Clydesdale panel conveyancers in Bearsted on the Building Society Association’s Website?

Unfortunately not yet. There is no such facility on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association websites. A small selection of banks make their panel listings open the public on the web. If you are in need of a Bearsted conveyancing practitioner on the Clydesdale please use our tool.

After weeks of negotiation I have agreed a price on an apartment in Bearsted. My financial adviser recommended their conveyancers. I paid an advanced payment of £175. A few days later, the property lawyer contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Coventry BS panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

I need some expedited conveyancing in Bearsted as I am faced with an ultimatum to complete inside 4 weeks. A mortgage is not required. Is it possible to decline from having conveyancing searches to save money and time?

If.Given you are are a mortgage free buyer you have the choice not to have searches conducted although no lawyer would advise that you don't. With lots of history conveyancing in Bearsted the following are examples of issues that can be revealed and therefore affect future mortgageability: Enforcement Actions, Outstanding Charges, Overdue Grants, Unadopted Roads,...

I am buying a new build flat in Bearsted. 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 is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Bearsted

Please supply a car parking plan. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose?

Estate agents have just been given the go-ahead to market my basement apartment in Bearsted. Conveyancing lawyers have not yet been instructed, but I have just received a quarterly maintenance charge invoice – Do I pay up?

Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should pay the invoice as normal as all ground rent and maintenance charges should be allotted as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer until 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. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.

I invested in buying a studio flat in Bearsted, conveyancing having been completed 5 years ago. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Comparable properties in Bearsted with an extended lease are worth £202,000. The ground rent is £60 yearly. The lease terminates on 21st October 2083

With only 57 years left to run we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £28,500 and £33,000 as well as professional fees.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to supply a more accurate figure in the absence of detailed investigations. Do not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be other issues that need to be considered and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.