This question may be naive but I am unseasoned as a first time purchaser of a garden flat in Croston. Do I pick up the keys to the house on completion from my solicitor? If so, I will appoint a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Croston?

There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will electronically transfer the purchase money to the seller's lawyers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you should be called to receive the keys from the selling Agents and move into your new home. Usually this happens between 1 and 3pm.

My uncle advised me that in purchasing a property in Croston there could be various restrictions prohibiting external changes to a property. Is this right?

There are anumerous of properties in Croston which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to carry out external variations. Part of the conveyancing in Croston should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

I am aiming to move house in April. Does my conveyancing solicitor liaise with the removal company on the day of completion. On a separate note, can you suggest a removal company in Croston. Conveyancing firm was found before I stumbled across this website.

On the afternoon of completion you will need to pick up the keys from your property agent however this can only happen after the vendors conveyancers inform the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be collected. After that you will need to advise the removal men that you are ready to move in. As a matter of policy we do not recommend a specific removal organisation but can help you choose a conveyancing in Croston or a firm that specialises in conveyancing in Croston.

I decided to have a survey carried out on a property in Croston before instructing lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. The surveyor advised that some lenders may refuse to issue a mortgage on such a property.

It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different requirements for example to Nationwide. If you contact us we can look into this further via the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Croston. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Croston especially if they regularly deal with such properties in Croston.

I am looking into buying my first house which is in Croston and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Croston. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Croston area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Croston. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

I am employed by a long established estate agent office in Croston where we have witnessed a few flat sales derailed due to leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have been given conflicting advice from local Croston conveyancing solicitors. Could you shed some light as to whether the seller of a flat can commence the lease extension process for the purchaser on completion of the sale?

As long as the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to commence the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the proposed purchaser need not have to wait 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed before, or at the same time as completion of the disposal of the property.

Alternatively, it may be possible to extend the lease informally by agreement with the landlord either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the purchaser.

I purchased a split level flat in Croston, conveyancing formalities finalised June 2006. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Corresponding flats in Croston with a long lease are worth £222,000. The ground rent is £50 per annum. The lease runs out on 21st October 2097

With just 71 years left to run we estimate the price of your lease extension to be between £9,500 and £11,000 as well as plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to provide the actual costs in the absence of detailed investigations. You should not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional concerns 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 without first getting professional advice.

Do I have to have a meeting at the offices of the mortgage company conveyancing panel solicitor to execute the mortgage deed? If so, I will instruct a firm who offer conveyancing in Croston so that I can attend their offices if required.

Most conveyancing panel lawyers for the mortgage company undertake conveyancing via the post, internet or over the phone. This means that they can undertake your Conveyancing Transaction no matter where you live in England or Wales. YOu dont have to use a conveyancing solicitor in Croston. it would nevertheless be wise to check if you can still book an appointment to go into appointed conveyancing lawyer if you prefer.