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

There are two types of lawyers who can do conveyancing in Loddon namely CLC regulated conveyancers or solicitors. The two can handle the legal services that required to complete the sale or purchase of property. They are both duty bound to perform Loddon conveyancing to the same standards and guidelines so you may be safe in the knowledge that your conveyancing will be properly carried out and that the necessary procedures should be accurately taken.

We are purchasing a end of terrace house in Loddon. Our aim is to an extension at the rear at the house.Will the conveyancing process include investigations to ascertain if these works are allowed?

Your solicitor will check the registered title as conveyancing in Loddon will occasionally identify restrictions in the title deeds which prevent categories of alterations or necessitated the consent of another owner. Many additions call for local authority planning permissions and approval in accordance building regulations. Certain locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or affect extensions. It would be prudent to check these things with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.

We had chosen conveyancers based in Loddon on the Barclays solicitor panel. They have just billed me a separate fee for the legal aspects of the Barclays mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee set by Barclays?

As unfair as it may appear, as long as it’s in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your solicitor may levy a fee for this. The charge is not dictated by Barclays but by your Loddon solicitor. Plenty of firms on the Barclays panel will charge ’dealing with mortgage’ fee and others do not.

I used Wolstenholmes several years past for my conveyancing in Loddon. I now require my papers however the law firm has closed. What do I do?

Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Loddon of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

What does commercial conveyancing in Loddon cover?

Loddon conveyancing for business premises incorporates a broad range of services, offered by qualified solicitors, relating to business property. By way of example, this type of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more commonly, the assignment of existing leases or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial mortgages and the termination of leases.

My husband and I are FTB’s - agreed a price, yet the estate agent advised that the seller will only go ahead if we use their chosen lawyers as they are insisting on a ‘quick sale’. My instinct tells me that we should use a local solicitor who is familiar with conveyancing in Loddon

We suspect that the owner is not behind this request. Should the vendor desire ‘a quick sale', alienating a genuine purchaser is counter productive. Try to communicate with the vendors directly and make the point that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances arranged © you are unencumbered (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you intend to instruct your preferred Loddon conveyancing lawyers - not the ones that will give their estate agent a referral fee or meet his conveyancing thresholds demanded by head office.

I am hoping to put an offer on a small detached house that seems to be perfect, at a reasonable figure which is making it all the more appealing. I have just been informed that the title is leasehold rather than freehold. I would have thought that there are particular concerns purchasing a leasehold house in Loddon. Conveyancing solicitors have are about to be instructed. Will they explain the issues?

The majority of houses in Loddon are freehold and not leasehold. In this scenario it’s worth having a local solicitor used to dealing with such properties who can assist with the conveyancing process. It is clear that you are buying in Loddon so you should seriously consider shopping around for a Loddon conveyancing solicitor and be sure that they are used to dealing with leasehold houses. First you will need to check the number of years remaining. Being a tenant you will not be at liberty to do whatever you want with the house. The lease will likely included provisions such as requiring the freeholder’spermission to carry out alterations. You may also be required to pay a contribution towards the upkeep of the communal areas where the property is part of an estate. Your lawyer should report to you on the legal implications.

Loddon Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Queries before buying

What is the name of the managing agents? The answer will be helpful as a) areas could cause problems in the building as the communal areas may start to deteriorate where repairs are not paid for b) if the leaseholders have a dispute with the running of the building you will need to have full disclosure How long is the Lease?