What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Boxmoor

There are many registered licenced Conveyancers in Boxmoor and Solicitor partnerships in Boxmoor who can assist with your conveyancing It is important to make clear that both are supervised by regulatory bodies with both specialising in the legal work in transferring property. The two can conduct other property legal work such as remortgage conveyancing, lease extensions and transfer of equity conveyancing.

Please help - my lawyer advises that lack of planning permission insurance is required on my purchase. What is the typical level of cover needed for conveyancing in Boxmoor?

The appropriate level of lack of planning permission indemnity insurance depends on your lender. It would differ for example between Yorkshire Building Society and Chelsea Building Society. Conveyancing lawyers as opposed to borrowers take out such insurances.

My wife and I are in the throws of looking at apartments in Boxmoor and I am about to put in an offer. Is it sensible to have a conveyancing practitioner on ‘stand by’? I am planning to take a home loan with Nottingham.

It would be advisable to instigate your search sooner rather than later. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their details on to the EA. Given that you are obtaining a mortgage with Nottingham, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Nottingham conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.

A colleague suggested that where I am buying in Boxmoor I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

This is a search is sometimes quoted for as part of the standard Boxmoor conveyancing searches. It is a large report of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing important information about Boxmoor around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information concerning Boxmoor.

I am looking to sell my home. My past lawyers have shut. I am in need of a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. I happen to live in Boxmoor if that makes a difference.

Do use our search tool to help you choose a solicitor for your conveyancing in Boxmoor. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with lender approved solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move goes with a minimum of fuss.

Can you provide any top tips for leasehold conveyancing in Boxmoor from the point of view of expediting the sale process?

• Much of the frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Boxmoor can be reduced where you appoint lawyers as soon as you market your property and request that they start to collate the leasehold information needed by the buyers’ solicitors.
A minority of Boxmoor leases require Licence to Assign from the landlord. If this applies to your lease, it would be prudent to place the estate agents on notice to make sure that the purchasers obtain financial (bank) and professional references. The bank reference will need to confirm that the buyers are financially capable of paying the yearly service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the service charge figures so that they can pass this information on to the buyers or their lawyers. Many freeholders or Management Companies in Boxmoor levy fees for providing management packs for a leasehold home. You or your lawyers should find out the fee that they propose to charge. The management information sought as soon as you have a buyer, thus accelerating the process. The average time it takes to obtain the necessary information is three weeks. It is the most frequent cause of frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Boxmoor. If there is a history of any disputes with your landlord or managing agents it is very important that these are resolved prior to the flat being marketed. The purchasers and their solicitors will be warry about purchasing a flat where there is an ongoing dispute. You may need to swallow your pride and discharge any arrears of service charge or settle the dispute prior to completion of the sale. It is therefore preferable to have any dispute settled prior to the contract papers being issued to the buyers’ solicitors. You will still have to reveal details of the dispute to the buyers, but it is better to present the dispute as historic rather than unsettled.

I bought a basement flat in Boxmoor, conveyancing was carried out 10 years ago. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Corresponding properties in Boxmoor with over 90 years remaining are worth £222,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 invoiced annually. The lease ends on 21st October 2095

With only 71 years remaining on your lease we estimate the price of your lease extension to be between £9,500 and £11,000 as well as costs.

The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to advice on a more accurate figure without more detailed due diligence. You should not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be additional concerns that need to be considered and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action placing reliance on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.

We are about to acquiring a flat in Boxmoor. Conveyancing is not complete but we wish to have the amount we are are purchasing for a secret from the likes of Rightmove. How can this be achieved ?

HMLR by statute are obliged to reveal price paid data on a register of the title for domestic properties countrywide which includes homes in Boxmoor. The Title Register is an open document, so HMLR would be breaking the law excluded certain properties such as the property in Boxmoor.

You can ask the Land Registry to hide the amount paid data but the answer will be in the negative.