Can the conveyancing lawyers listed on your site carry out conveyancing in Helmsley by way of an attended exchange?

We do have a number of conveyancing experts carrying out personalised exchanges. Please call us to get a conveyancing quote and details as to dates.

My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Helmsley. I I would like to check whether they are accepted on the Birmingham Midshires approved list of lawyers. Can you help?

You should phone the solicitor and ask them whether they can act for the bank. Alternatively you should call Birmingham Midshires who may be able to assist.

Is it best to use a Helmsley conveyancing practitioner based in the area that I am buying? An old friend can conduct the legal formalities but they are based a couple of hundredkilometers drive away.

The benefit of a high street Helmsley conveyancing firm is that you can drop in to execute documents, deliver your ID and pester them where appropriate. Having local Helmsley know how is a benefit. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If if people you trust instructed your friend and they were impressed that must surpass using an unfamiliar Helmsley conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being based in the area.

I work for a reputable estate agent office in Helmsley where we have witnessed a few flat sales jeopardised due to short leases. I have been given conflicting advice from local Helmsley conveyancing firms. Please can you clarify whether the owner of a flat can instigate the lease extension formalities for the buyer?

Provided that the seller has owned the lease for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the proposed purchaser need not have to sit tight for 2 years for a lease extension. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed prior to, or simultaneously with completion of the disposal of the property.

An alternative approach is 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 buyer.

I inherited a basement flat in Helmsley, conveyancing was carried out 5 years ago. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Corresponding properties in Helmsley with over 90 years remaining are worth £165,000. The ground rent is £50 charged once a year. The lease expires on 21st October 2104

With 78 years unexpired we estimate the price of your lease extension to range between £7,600 and £8,800 plus costs.

The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to provide a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive investigations. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be additional concerns that need to be considered and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.

I pay a maintenance fee for my property in Helmsley. Due to redundancy and personal issues I slipped into arrears with remittance. The freeholders agreed a clearance schedule but there remains a couple of remaining in arrears.

I now wish to sell and I am panicking this could jeopardize the sale if I have to settle the amount due first. Do I have to settle before - is this practicable?

Your property lawyer should be in a position to negotiate with the management company, with a new to seeing if they would accept settlement out of the completion monies. Here is an example of why it is advisable to select a lawyer in Helmsley as they may well enjoy an open line of communication with the parties.