The lawyer who helped my previous purchase has quoted £1400 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Batley. I am selling a newly refurbished detached home for £300,000. This sounds overpriced. Is it in excess of the average fee for conveyancing in Batley?

The quote is slightly on the high side. If you shop around you might decrease the fees slightly by say £100 plus VAT. That being said, you maycome to regret choosing an an untested conveyancer. Don't forget to be sure that the solicitor can act for your bank. You can use our search tool to select a Batley conveyancing firm on the lender’s member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Batley.

I have just over seventy years left on my lease and require a lease extension for my apartment in Batley. Conveyancing solicitors on the Bank of Ireland panel can deal with such extensions right?

Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are obtaining a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Bank of Ireland have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 8/7/2025 the requirements read as follows :

What can a local search tell me about the property my wife and I buying in Batley?

Batley conveyancing often starts with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search organisations for instance Xpress Legal The local search plays a central role in most Batley conveyancing purchase; that is if you don’t want any nasty surprises after you move into your new home. The search should supply information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen topic areas.

I used Arc property Solicitors a few years past for my conveyancing in Batley. Now, I need my files however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Batley of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

Expecting to exchange soon on a studio apartment in Batley. Conveyancing lawyers assured me that they report fully tomorrow. What should I be looking out for?

Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Batley should include some of the following:

You should know whether the lease allows you to change or improve anything in the premises- you should know whether it relates to all alterations or just structural alteration, and whether permission is mandated necessary What you can do if a neighbour is in violation of a provision in their lease? The landlord’s rights to access the premises. You should be made aware that your landlord has rights of access as well as be informed how much notice must be provided. The length of the lease term. You should receive guidance as what happens when the lease ends, and aware of the importance of the 80 year mark You should have a good understanding of the insurance requirements

I purchased a garden flat in Batley, conveyancing was carried out 4 years ago. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Equivalent flats in Batley with a long lease are worth £186,000. The ground rent is £55 charged once a year. The lease finishes on 21st October 2077

You have 52 years left to run the likely cost is going to range between £29,500 and £34,000 plus professional fees.

The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure without more comprehensive investigations. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward placing reliance on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.