Do the conveyancing solicitors listed on your site perform conveyancing in Stalham by way of an attended exchange?

We do have a number of conveyancing specialists carrying out one day exchanges. Please contact us to obtain a fee calculation and details as to availability.

Having sold my house in Stalham last October yet the purchaser is texting me complaining that his solicitor needs to hear from myconveyancer. What should have happened following completion?

After completion of your sale your lawyer is committed to deliver the transfer documentation and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's solicitors. Where relevant, your lawyer must also evidence that the mortgage has been redeemed to the purchasers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion requirements just for conveyancing in Stalham.

We're in Stalham, First time buyers buying with a mortgage (lender is Virgin Money , and our lawyer is on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?

The fact that your lawyer is on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no lawyer should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.

My husband and I are first time buyers - agreed a price, but the estate agent informed us that the vendor will only go ahead if we instruct the agent's preferred solicitors as they are insisting on a ‘quick sale’. Our preferred option is to instruct a local solicitor used to conveyancing in Stalham

We suspect that the seller is not behind this demand. If they want ‘a quick sale', alienating a genuine purchaser is likely to cause more damage than good. Bypass the agents and go straight to the owners and make sure they understand (a)you are genuine buyers (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances arranged © you are chain free (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you intend to appoint your own,trusted Stalham conveyancing lawyers - not the ones that will give the negotiator at the agency a referral fee or hit his conveyancing figures pre-set by HQ.

I have recently realised that I have Sixty One years remaining on my flat in Stalham. I am keen to get lease extension but my landlord is missing. What options are available to me?

If you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be lengthened by the Court. However, you will be required to prove that you have used your best endeavours to locate the freeholder. For most situations a specialist should be helpful to try and locate and to produce an expert document to be accepted by the court as proof that the freeholder is indeed missing. It is wise to seek advice from a property lawyer in relation to investigating the landlord’s disappearance and the vesting order request to the County Court covering Stalham.

Stalham Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Questions you should consider before Purchasing

The answer will be useful as a) areas could result in problems for the building as the common areas may start to deteriorate if services remain unpaid b) if the leasehold owners have an issue with the running of the building you will want to have complete disclosure What restrictions are contained in the Stalham Lease? Be sure to find out if the the lease includes any onerous restrictions in the lease. For instance it is very common in Stalham leases that pets are not allowed in certain buildings in Stalham. If you like the flatin Stalham yet your cat can’t live with you then you have a very difficult decision.