How do I search for the right lawyer to give a first class service for my conveyancing in Walton?
Option 1 is to ask your friends and family whom they would seek assistance from.
Option 2 is to use a comparison service on the web for conveyancing in Walton. Pick up the phone to a couple or more firms from the list and request that they email you their conveyancing fees and discuss your needs with the solicitor who will handle your legal process beforemaking your choice.
Option 3 is to use our search tool to assist you in finding the right solicitors taking into account your personal requirements including area of the property,timings, complications and who the proposed mortgage company is. Do not be fooled by £100 conveyancing in Walton
About to place a bid on a leasehold property in Walton. The estate agents say that it is the norm for flats in Walton to have less than 75 years remaining. I am obtaining a loan with Bank of Ireland. Is this going to be acceptable if the lease has 69 years left.
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are securing a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Bank of Ireland have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 23/1/2026 the requirements read as follows :
We are buying a property and the solicitor has raised the issue of Chancel Repair to which the house may be obligated to pay given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. She has recommended insurance. Is this really appropriate for conveyancing in Walton
Unless a prior acquisition of the house completed after 12 October 2013 you could take it that lawyers delivering conveyancing in Walton to remain recommending a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I have offered on two weeks back in what should have been a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Walton is the location of the property. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Walton are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Walton you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Walton may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.
Having had my offer accepted I require leasehold conveyancing in Walton. Before diving in I would like to find out the unexpired term of the lease.
If the lease is recorded at the land registry - and 99.9% are in Walton - then the leasehold title will always include the basic details of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.
I am the proprietor of a first floor flat in Walton. In the absence of agreement between myself and the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the premium due for the purchase of the freehold?
Where there is a missing freeholder or where there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to judgment on the price payable.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Walton property is 147 Redford Close in June 2012. The Tribunal determined the lease extension premium to be at £4,200 This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired term was 82.93 years.