At long last a mortgage offer from NatWest for the remortgage of my single room apartment is expected imminently. Can you suggest a low cost conveyancing solicitor in Eastleigh?

You have arrived at the wrong site to search for the cheapest conveyancing in Eastleigh. We can offer you affordable conveyancing but we do not work with the cheapest lawyers. Resist the temptation to appoint brokers offering the bait of £99 conveyancing in Eastleigh. The optimum outcome, in choosing a lawyer for low cost conveyancing, you will get your money’s worth and at worst you will end up with a hefty uplift in extras and still not get the service required.

Should my lawyer be making enquiries about flooding as part of the conveyancing in Eastleigh.

The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for solicitors specialising in conveyancing in Eastleigh. Plenty of people will buy a house in Eastleigh, completely aware that at some time, it may be flooded. However, leaving to one side the physical damage, where a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, suitable building insurance, or dispose of the property. Steps can be carried out during the course of a house purchase to forewarn the buyer.

Solicitors are not best placed to offer advice on flood risk, however there are a various searches that can be undertaken by the buyer or by their conveyancers which will give them a better appreciation of the risks in Eastleigh. The standard completed inquiry forms given to a buyer’s conveyancer (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) contains a standard question of the owner to find out if the property has suffered from flooding. In the event that flooding has previously occurred and is not notified by the owner, then a purchaser may issue a claim for damages resulting from an incorrect answer. A buyer’s lawyers should also carry out an enviro search. This will disclose if there is a recorded flood risk. If so, more detailed investigations will need to be made.

How does conveyancing in Eastleigh differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build residence in Eastleigh come to us having been asked by the developer to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is built. This is because new home sellers in Eastleigh usually acquire the real estate, 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 property lawyers 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 used to new build conveyancing in Eastleigh or who has acted in the same development.

My step-father has recommend that I appoint his lawyers for conveyancing in Eastleigh. Should I choose my own solicitor?

Much as we are happy to recommend a Eastleigh conveyancing lawyer the ideal way to select a conveyancing solicitor is to have guidance from friends or relatives who have used the conveyancer that you are considering.

Estate agents have just been given the go-ahead to market my garden flat in Eastleigh. Conveyancing lawyers have not yet been instructed, however I have recently had a half-yearly service charge demand – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?

The sensible thing to do is discharge the invoice as usual given that all rents and maintenance charges will be allotted on completion, so you will be reimbursed by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.

Eastleigh Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Examples of Queries Prior to Purchasing

How much is the service charge and ground rent on the apartment? Generally speaking the outlay for major works are not included within service charges, albeit that there some managing agents in Eastleigh obliged tenants to contribute towards a reserve fund created for the specific intention of building a fund for larger works. You will want to discover as much as possible about the managing agents as they will either make your living at the property much simpler or uncomfortable. Being a leasehold owner you are often at the mercy of the managing agents both financially and when it comes to practical issues like the tidiness of the common parts. Enquire of other tenants if they are happy with them. Finally, investigate as to the dates that you are obliged pay the service charge to the managing agents and specifically how they are spending that money.