Please could you suggest a Godiva Mortgages Ltd approved Boreham conveyancing firm finish our house move within under 3 weeks? Would it be better to use a local Boreham solicitor or a web based firm?

We would be happy to suggest some excellent Boreham conveyancing firms. Another option is to visit the high street in Boreham. Go in to some well established law practices and ask to speak with a conveyancing solicitor for a costs illustration. Discuss your deadline together with your reasons and ask for an assurance on your deadline. Appoint the one that appears most efficient.

I just acquired a flat at auction in Boreham. Conveyancing is needed. What is next?

Having to all intents and purposes signed on the dotted line you now have to choose a conveyancing lawyer soon as you are faced with a tight deadline in which to complete the purchase. An auction property will ordinarily have a corresponding legal set of papers. This will include most,if not all of the paperwork that your lawyer will need. If you have purchased leasehold premises the auction papers may contain a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing paperwork relating to leasehold premises. You should pass this on to the solicitor instructed by you at the earliest opportunity. You also need to ensure that that you have the requisite funding organised to complete the transaction on the set completion date.

A friend advised me that in purchasing a property in Boreham there could be a number of restrictions affecting the ability to carry out external changes to a property. Is this right?

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

My offer was accepted on a house in Boreham on 11/6/2024, valuation was booked five days after, all came back fine. Conveyancer instructed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Bank of Ireland and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?

A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Bank of Ireland to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

How difficult is it to change conveyancer as I need to retain one who is on the Platform Home Loans Ltd conveyancing list. I instructed a local conveyancing solicitor in Boreham round the corner but he is not approved by Platform Home Loans Ltd

It would be our pleasure to help you find a conveyancing solicitor in Boreham on the Platform Home Loans Ltd panel. Please note that the law firms that we work with do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are registered with the Solicitors Regulation Authority who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Boreham. Using search facility on this site, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Boreham.

Last February I purchased a leasehold property in Boreham. Am I liable to pay service charges relating to a period prior to completion of my purchase?

In a situation where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous owner and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. Strange as it may seem, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. It is an essential part of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to ensure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.

If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).

Boreham Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Queries Prior to Purchasing

Generally speaking the outlay for major works are not built into the service charges, although there some managing agents in Boreham require tenants to contribute towards a reserve fund and this is used to offset against larger repairs or maintenance. This question is useful as a) areas may cause problems in the building as the common areas may start to deteriorate if maintenance are not paid for b) if the leasehold owners have an issue with the managing agents you will want to have complete disclosure What is the annual maintenance fee and ground rent?

Are Boreham conveyancing solicitors under an obligation to the Law Society to publish clear conveyancing figures?

Contained within the Solicitors Code of Conduct are set rules and regulations as to how the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) allow solicitors to publicise their charges to clients.The Law Society have a practice note giving advice on how to publicise transparent charges to avoid breaching any such rule. Practice notes are not legal advice issued by the Law Society and is not to be interpreted as the only standard of good practice a conveyancing solicitor should adhere to. The Practice Note does, however, represent the Law Society’s perspective of acceptable practice for publicising conveyancing charges, and accordingly it’s a recommended read for any solicitor or conveyancer in Boreham or across England and Wales.