Should conveyancers request money up-front for my conveyancing in Aylesford?

Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Aylesford your lawyer will ask you to provide them with funds to cover the search fees. This will be the total of the cost of the Local Authority Search. When the deposit is as part of the purchase price then this should be required shortly in advance of contracts are exchanged. Any further balance that is due should be transferred shortly before completion.

I am intent on selling our home in Aylesford and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being constructed on contaminated land. A high street Aylesford lawyer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers used a factory type conveyancing outfit rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Aylesford. Having lived in Aylesford for three years we know of no issue. Is it a good idea to contact our local Authority to obtain confirmation that the buyers are looking for.

It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing lawyer currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? You must enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same sickness)

Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Aylesford before instructing lawyers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. Our surveyor advised that some mortgage companies tend refuse to grant a mortgage on a flying freehold property.

It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different requirements for example to Nationwide. Should you wish to call us we can check 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 Aylesford. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Aylesford especially if they are acquainted with such properties in Aylesford.

All being well we will complete our sale of a £200,000 garden flat in Aylesford next Friday. The managing agents has quoted £348 for Landlord’s certificate, insurance certificate and previous years service charge statements. Is the landlord entitled to charge exorbitant fees for a flat conveyance in Aylesford?

For the majority of leasehold sales in Aylesford conveyancing will involve, queries regarding the management of a building inevitably needing to be answered directly by the freeholder or its agent, this includes :

Addressing pre-exchange questions Where consent is required before sale in Aylesford Supplying insurance information Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale

Your conveyancer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Aylesford leasehold premises is £350. For Aylesford conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are required to provide the information.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Aylesford - Examples of Queries before buying

How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their service charge payments? What restrictions are contained in the Aylesford Lease? Many Aylesford leasehold flats will incur a service bill for maintenance of the block set on behalf of the landlord. Should you buy the property you will have to meet this charge, usually periodically during the year. This could be anything from several hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for buildings with lifts and large common areas. In all probability there will be a rentcharge for you to pay annual, this is usually not a significant amount, say about £50-£100 but you need to enquire as on occasion it could be many hundreds of pounds.

Is it necessary during the course of the conveyancing process to have a meeting at the offices of the lender conveyancing panel solicitor to sign the mortgage deed? If so, I will choose one who does conveyancing in Aylesford so that I can attend their offices if necessary.

Whereas this was necessary ten years ago, most lenders no longer require their conveyancing panel solicitor to witness the borrowers signature. You will still be obliged to provide ID Documents and there are still distinct advantages to using a local solicitor, in your case a conveyancing solicitor in Aylesford.