I have given 2 months notice to my existing landlord and must be out of my let out flat in Acklam by the end of next month. Conveyancing on my purchase is underway. Is it possible to complete in six weeks as I wish to avoid having to move into temporary accommodation?

Generally one should not give notice on a rental unless your lawyer suggests that you should. Assuming that you have not already done so, notify to your solicitor and request that they seek the assistance the owners solicitors, try to get a realistic time scale from them that all parties will aim towards

Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Acklam. 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 is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Acklam

Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. 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. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Please supply a car parking plan.

I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £195,000 and identified one round the corner in Acklam I like with open areas and station in the vicinity, however it's only got 51 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Acklam in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a lease with such few years left?

Should you require a home loan that many years will likely be a potential deal breaker. Discount the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current owner has owned the property for at least twenty four months you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer regarding this.

Given that I am about to spend over three hundred thousand on a property in Acklam I wish to talk to a lawyer about myhouse move in advance of instructing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?

Absolutely - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you speaking to the solicitor due to be doing your property ownership legalities in Acklam.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important person, not a matter reference. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are calculated and presented to you for your conveyancing in Acklam should be the amount on the final invoice that you end up paying.

Having had my offer accepted I require leasehold conveyancing in Acklam. Before I set the wheels in motion I want to be sure as to the number of years remaining on the lease.

Assuming the lease is registered - and 99.9% are in Acklam - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.

I own a split level flat in Acklam, conveyancing was carried out half a dozen years ago. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Corresponding flats in Acklam with an extended lease are worth £179,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £65 levied per year. The lease expires on 21st October 2082

You have 57 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to span between £26,600 and £30,800 plus costs.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs in the absence of comprehensive due diligence. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be considered and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward based on this information without first getting professional advice.