We are planning to acquire a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Steyning who is on the UBS approved panel. Can you recommend a local conveyancing firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for UBS . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Steyning.

I appreciate that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Do I require chancel insurance when acquiring a property in Steyning? or Apparently there is a law dating back centuries that means some homeowners residing in a parish church boundary may be liable to pay for repairs to the chancel in proximity to the church. Is this applicable for conveyancing in Steyning?

Unless a previous acquisition of the house took place after 12 October 2013 you may assume that solicitors conducting conveyancing in Steyning to remain recommending a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my house are lost. The lawyers who conducted the conveyancing in Steyning 4 years ago no longer exist. What are my next steps?

In today’s world there are copies made of almost everything, and your conveyancer should be aware precisely where to find all the suitable paperwork so you can purchase or dispose of your property without a hitch. Where duplicates are not available, your solicitor may be able to arrange cover in the form of insurance or indemnities against possible claims on your premises.

I am buying a new build house in Steyning with a loan from Virgin Money. The developers would not move on the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The estate agent advised me not disclose to my conveyancer about the side-deal as it would adversely affect my loan with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I own a leasehold flat in Steyning. Conveyancing and Halifax mortgage are in place. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the freehold. It included a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1993. The conveyancing solicitor in Steyning who previously acted has now retired. Do I pay?

The first thing you should do is contact the Land Registry to make sure that the individual purporting to own the freehold is in fact the registered owner of the freehold reversion. It is not necessary to instruct a Steyning conveyancing practitioner to do this as it can be done on-line for a few pound. Rest assured that regardless, even if this is the rightful landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

Steyning Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Questions you should consider before Purchasing

Plenty Steyning leasehold apartments will have a service bill for the upkeep of the building levied by the management company. If you buy the property you will have to meet this charge, normally in instalments during the year. This can differ from a few hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for buildings with lifts and large common areas. There will also be a rentcharge to be met annual, this is usually not a large sum, say approximately £50-£100 but you should to check as sometimes it can be prohibitively expensive. You should want to discover as much as you can concerning the managing agents as they can either make your life much easier or uncomfortable. As the proprietor of a leasehold property you are frequently at the mercy of the managing agents both financially and when it comes to daily issues like the upkeep of the communal areas. Don't be shy to ask prospective neighbours whether they are happy with their service. In conclusion, be sure you understand the dates that you are obliged pay the maintenance charge to the relevant party and specifically how they are spending that money. The prefered form of lease arrangement is where the freehold title is owned by the leaseholders. In this scenario the tenants enjoy control and although a managing agent is often retained if it is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent is directed by the tenants.