What is the best way to investigate if the solicitor handling my conveyancing in Blakeney is on the mortgage lender’sapproved panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Godiva Mortgages Ltd thus spending £192.00 in another set of legal invoice.

Feel free to take advantage of the search tool on this site. Pick the mortgage company and type ‘Blakeney’ or your location and you will discover numerous conveyancers based in Blakeney or nearest you.

I am buying a new build flat in Blakeney. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

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

Please supply a car parking plan. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. 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.

Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Blakeney in advance of appointing conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. The surveyor has said that some lenders tend refuse to give a loan on such a home.

It varies from the lender to lender. Santander has different requirements from Halifax. If you call us we can investigate further via the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Blakeney. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Blakeney especially if they are familiar with such properties in Blakeney.

I am a fortnight into a residential purchase having been recommend to conveyancers by the selling agent to do our conveyancing in Blakeney. I am am very frustrated with the level of service. Could you you assist me in finding new conveyancers?

They would have to be really bad in order to consider replacing them. Has your mortgage been sent? In the event that it has you must inform them of the replacement solicitor and ensure the loan are re-issued. Your solicitor ideally should be on the mortgage company panel to avoid added charges and delays. So that should be your first question of the new conveyancers. The search tool should assist you in finding a bank approved lawyer for your home move in Blakeney

Sixweeks into a sale of a flat in Blakeney. Conveyancing solicitors are doing their job but we are being charged a fortune from the freeholder. So far we have paid £250 for a leasehold management pack and then another £134.40 for responses to questions raised by the buyers conveyancing practitioner.

You will not have any say over the extent of the charges for this information however the typical costs for the information for Blakeney leasehold property is £360. When it comes to Blakeney conveyancing sales it is usual for the owner to cover the costs. The landlord or their agents are not duty bound to answer these questions although many will agree to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices disproportionate to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no legislation that requires set charges for administrative tasks. There is no legal time limit by which they are required to supply the information.