We were about to choose a conveyancing solicitor in Great Stanmore endorsed on your site but have come across alternative estimates via the web seem less pricey – how come?

There are numerous solicitors advertising what appear to be cut price. Our recommendation is to think twice as to how much you respect your own move to you are willing to be penny wise pound foolish concerning the quality of the legal work. Some hide additional charges deep into the terms and conditions. The law firms that we list for conveyancing in Great Stanmore neverbehave this way.

Can I use your services to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Great Stanmore even where I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for instance if I wish to buy a shop in Great Stanmore with a loan from Godiva Mortgages Ltd?

Our comparison service is primarily utilised to find domestic conveyancing solicitors in Great Stanmore but we have set out towards the end of this page a few Great Stanmore commercial conveyancing firms. You should enquire with the company directly to establish if they can also act for Godiva Mortgages Ltd

I am buying a new build flat in Great Stanmore. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Great Stanmore

Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease.

I opted to have a survey done on a house in Great Stanmore prior to retaining conveyancers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. My surveyor has said that some mortgage companies may not give a loan on this type of home.

It varies from the lender to lender. Santander has different instructions for example to Birmingham Midshires. If you 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 Great Stanmore. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Great Stanmore especially if they regularly deal with such properties in Great Stanmore.

Is there a reason that Great Stanmore conveyancing fees differ for leasehold and freehold properties?

If acquiring a leasehold property there is more work involved purely due to the fact that usually there are further parties involved in the form of the freeholder and/or Management Agents. As part of a lawyers enquiries they will check that all ground rent and service charges are paid up to date amongst other general leasehold matters. For this reason, the Sellers lawyers usually have to refer to the freeholder or Managing Agent for their replies to our questions. This may be time consuming and beyond the lawyers control