Can your site be used to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Countesthorpe even if I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for example where I want to acquire a shop in Countesthorpe with a loan from Platform Home Loans Ltd?

Our search tool is mainly utilised to select residential conveyancing solicitors in Countesthorpe but we have listed at the end of this page a selection of Countesthorpe commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to make contact with the solicitors directly to see if they are also authorised to represent Platform Home Loans Ltd

The formalities of my remortgage has taken place for my property in Countesthorpe. Conveyancing was a necessary evil but I would like to complain about the lender. How does one go about formally complaining?

All lenders have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Care Team at head office. Ordinarily complaints to a lender are resolved effectively and efficiently. However if you are not satisfied that the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service with full details of your complaint.

After much negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Countesthorpe. My mortgage broker pressured me to appoint their property lawyer. I paid an advanced payment of £175. A few days later, the property lawyer called me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Co-operative 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 Co-operative 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 was told three weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by Bank of Ireland. Is it usual for Bank of Ireland to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Countesthorpe is approved on their conveyancing panel? Bank of Ireland have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their Professional Indemnity Insurance Schedule.

Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Bank of Ireland to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

We are 18 days into a freehold purchase having been referred to conveyancers by the estate agent to do our conveyancing in Countesthorpe. I am not happy. Can you you assist me in finding new solicitors?

They would need to be very bad in order to consider diss instructing them. Has your loan offer been generated? If so you must inform them of the new lawyer and get the mortgage documents are re-issued. Your solicitor ideally should be on the lenders approved list to avoid added expenses and frustration. That should be your first question of the new conveyancers. Our search tool will help you find a bank approved solicitor for your home move in Countesthorpe

Having checked my lease I have discovered that there are only 72 years unexpired on my flat in Countesthorpe. I am keen to get lease extension but my landlord is missing. What are my options?

If you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be granted an extra 90 years by the Court. You will be obliged to prove that you or your lawyers have used your best endeavours to track down the landlord. On the whole an enquiry agent should be helpful to try and locate and prepare an expert document which can be used as proof that the landlord is indeed missing. It is wise to seek advice from a solicitor in relation to proving the landlord’s absence and the application to the County Court covering Countesthorpe.

I am the registered owner of a basement flat in Countesthorpe, conveyancing formalities finalised 3 years ago. Can you let me have an estimate of the premium that my landlord can legally expect in return for granting a renewal of my lease? Comparable flats in Countesthorpe with an extended lease are worth £170,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 charged once a year. The lease expires on 21st October 2104

With only 78 years left to run we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £7,600 and £8,800 plus professional fees.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to advice on the actual costs in the absence of comprehensive investigations. You should not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional concerns that need to be taken into account and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action placing reliance on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.

My wife and I have chosen a Countesthorpe conveyancing solicitor for our home move (novice purchasers) and have picked up in the Ts and Cs that they are not regulated by the FCA. Am I right to be worried or is that standard with lawyer?

We can't see why they should be. Most property lawyer don't lend money. They will be regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, who set stringent rules in relation to monies sitting in their bank.