Would the conveyancing lawyers via your comparison service handle attended exchange conveyancing in Launceston?

There are a few conveyancing specialists who can conduct attended exchanges. Do contact us to obtain a costs illustration and details as to availability.

It is a dozen years since I acquired my home in Launceston. Conveyancing solicitors have just been appointed on the sale but I can't locate my title documents. Will this cause complications?

You need not be too concerned. Firstly there is a chance that the deeds will be with your lender or they may be in the possession of the conveyancers who oversaw your purchase. Secondly in all probability the land will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to prove you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers procuring up to date copy of the land registers. Nearly all conveyancing in Launceston involves registered property but in the unlikely event that your property is not registered it adds to the complexity but is resolvable.

How does conveyancing in Launceston differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build residence in Launceston contact us having been asked by the developer to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is ready to move into. This is because builders in Launceston tend to acquire the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Launceston or who has acted in the same development.

Taking into account that I will soon part with over three hundred thousand on a terraced house in Launceston I would like to have a conversation with the conveyancer concerning theconveyancing ahead of instructing the firm. Can this be arranged?

We could not agree more - we would be delighted to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the conveyancer due to be doing your property ownership legalities in Launceston.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important person, not a file reference. The law firms that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are provided with for residential conveyancing in Launceston should be the amount on the final invoice that you end up paying.

I own a leasehold flat in Launceston. Conveyancing and Nationwide Building Society mortgage are in place. A letter has just been received from someone claiming to own the reversionary interest in the property. Attached was a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1993. The conveyancing solicitor in Launceston who previously acted has long since retired. Any advice?

First make enquiries of the Land Registry to be sure that this person is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. There is no need to incur the fees of a Launceston conveyancing lawyer to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for less than a fiver. You should note that in any event, even if this is the legitimate freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

Launceston Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Queries Prior to buying

Best to be warned if redecorating or some other major work is due in the foreseeable future that will be shared by the leasehold owners and will materially increase the the service charges or result in a specific payment. Plenty Launceston leasehold properties will be liable to pay a service bill for the upkeep of the building set by the landlord. Where you buy the apartment you will have to meet this contribution, normally quarterly accross the year. This could be anything from a few hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for bigger purpose-built buildings. In all likelihood there will be a ground rent to be met annual, this is usually not a exorbitant sum, say around £50-£100 but you should to enquire it because occasionally it could be many hundreds of pounds. Who are the managing agents?