Completed the sale of my flat in Badsey last April but my buyer keeps calling daily to say her conveyancer needs to hear from mine. What should have happened now that I have sold?

Following your house sale your lawyer is duty bound to forward the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's lawyers. Depending on the transaction, your solicitor must also confirm that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been paid off to the purchasers lawyers. There are no post completion steps just for conveyancing in Badsey.

I have recentlybecome aware that Wolstenholmes have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Badsey for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 10 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is in my name in the name of the former proprietor?

The quickest method to check if the property is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Badsey conveyancing specialists.

I am looking for a leasehold apartment up to £235,500 and identified one close by in Badsey I like with a park and railway links in the vicinity, however it's only got 51 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Badsey in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a lease with such few years left?

If you require a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term may be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing owner has owned the property for at least twenty four months you can request that they commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer regarding this.

I am using a search engine for the term cheap conveyancing in Badsey it brings up many property lawyersin the area. With so much choice what is the best way to find the right solicitor for the sale of my house?

The preferential way of finding the right conveyancer is via trusted testimonial, so seek the opinion of colleagues and those you trust who have purchased a property in Badsey or a reputable estate agent or mortgage broker. Costs for conveyancing in Badsey vary, so it's a good idea to request a minimum of four estimates from different property lawyers. Make sure that you know that the fees are fixed.

My fiance and I may need to sub-let our Badsey garden flat for a while due to a new job. We instructed a Badsey conveyancing practice in 2004 but they have closed and we did not have the foresight to seek any advice as to whether the lease permits subletting. How do we find out?

Some leases for properties in Badsey do contain a provision to say that subletting is only allowed with permission. The landlord cannot unreasonably refuse but, in such cases, they would need to see references. Experience suggests that problems are usually caused by unsatisfactory tenants rather than owner-occupiers and for that reason you can expect the freeholder to take up the references and consider them carefully before granting permission.

Badsey Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Examples of Queries Prior to Purchasing

The answer will be useful as a) areas may result in problems in the block as the communal areas may start to deteriorate if services remain unpaid b) if the leasehold owners have a dispute with the managing agents you will wish to have all the details Who are the managing agents? Many Badsey leasehold properties will have a service bill for the upkeep of the building set on behalf of the management company. If you purchase the flat you will have to meet this charge, usually periodically accross the year. This could differ from a few hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for large purpose-built buildings. There will also be a rentcharge for you to pay yearly, this is usually not a large figure, say approximately £25-£75 but you need to enquire as occasionally it could be surprisingly expensive.