I am in need of a conveyancer. Should I go for for an internet conveyancer as opposed to a high street Alvechurch conveyancing lawyer?

Existing third party relationships is an important consideration when appointing conveyancing solicitors. Alvechurch law firms benefit from long term relationships with financial advisers and property, local authorities, valuers and other conveyancing firms meaning the whole process is going to be much smoother for you. Hosting specialist insight into the local area is an advantage.

Having sold my house in Alvechurch last December but our buyer keeps e-mailing me to say their lawyer needs to hear from myconveyancer. What are the post completion sale formalities now that I have sold?

After completion of your house sale your solicitor should send the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's solicitors. Depending on the transaction, your solicitor should also send confirmation that the mortgage has been repaid to the purchasers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion tasks just for conveyancing in Alvechurch.

My flat in Alvechurch is up for sale and I have a purchaser. Will my property lawyer have to be required to be on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel in order to deal with repayment of my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their panel criteria fairly frequently in recent years.

Is it best to appoint a Alvechurch conveyancing solicitor who is local to the property I am buying? An old friend can perform the legal work but his firm is located over three hundred miles drive away.

The benefit of a high street Alvechurch conveyancing firm is that you can attend the office to sign paperwork, hand in your ID and apply pressure on them if necessary. They will also have local insight which is a plus. That being said nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If other friends have instructed your friend and in the main were impressed that should outweigh using an unknown Alvechurch conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being based in the area.

I have recently realised that I have 72 years remaining on my flat in Alvechurch. I am keen to get lease extension but my landlord is absent. What should I do?

If you meet the appropriate requirements, 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 enable the lease to be extended by the magistrate. You will be obliged to demonstrate that you or your lawyers have used your best endeavours to find the freeholder. For most situations a specialist would be useful to carry out a search and prepare an expert document to be accepted by the court as evidence that the freeholder can not be located. It is wise to seek advice from a conveyancer in relation to investigating the landlord’s disappearance and the vesting order request to the County Court overseeing Alvechurch.

I invested in buying a ground floor flat in Alvechurch, conveyancing having been completed June 2000. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Corresponding flats in Alvechurch with an extended lease are worth £201,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 per annum. The lease finishes on 21st October 2091

With 65 years remaining on your lease we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £13,300 and £15,400 plus legals.

The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to provide the actual costs in the absence of comprehensive investigations. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action based on this information before getting professional advice.