My best friend’s brother is a conveyancing practitioner. I hope that I will be offered friends and family rates for conveyancing, However if that does not come through, what kind of fees should I be expecting for conveyancing in Avonmouth?

It’s wise to request 3 or more like-for-like conveyancing estimates. Make use of our search tool on this site. You will notice that amounts will vary but the service one can expect differ between law firms as is the case with most professions.

There are numerous conveyancing solicitors in Avonmouth but how do I know who's good?

Do not opt for the lowest Avonmouth conveyancing costs illustration. You really do get what you pay for when it comes to property lawyers. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.

A friend pointed out to me me that in buying a property in Avonmouth there could be a number of restrictions prohibiting external changes to the property. Is this right?

We are aware of a number of properties in Avonmouth which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Avonmouth should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

Two weeks ago we had a mortgage agreed in principle with TSB. Avonmouth conveyancing practitioners are chosen. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from TSB?

There is no definitive answer here. Have TSB completed the valuation? Have you informed TSB as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the TSB conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.

It has been four months since my purchase conveyancing in Avonmouth concluded. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £180,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the property from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

I have been on the look out for a ground for flat up to £305k and found one close by in Avonmouth I like with open areas and station in the vicinity, however it's only got 49 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Avonmouth for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error buying a lease with such few years left?

If you need a mortgage the remaining unexpired lease term will be problematic. Reduce the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the property for at least twenty four months you may request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer concerning this matter.

I only have Sixty One years remaining on my flat in Avonmouth. I now wish to get lease extension but my landlord is missing. What are my options?

On the basis that you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be extended by the magistrate. However, you will be required to demonstrate that you have made all reasonable attempts to find the freeholder. On the whole an enquiry agent may be useful to try and locate and to produce a report to be accepted by the court as evidence that the freeholder is indeed missing. It is advisable to get professional help from a property lawyer both on devolving into the landlord’s disappearance and the vesting order request to the County Court overseeing Avonmouth.

I own a ground floor flat in Avonmouth, conveyancing was carried out in 2001. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Equivalent flats in Avonmouth with over 90 years remaining are worth £185,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £65 charged once a year. The lease runs out on 21st October 2085

You have 61 years left to run the likely cost is going to span between £19,000 and £22,000 plus professional fees.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs in the absence of detailed due diligence. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other concerns that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action based on this information before getting professional advice.