My family solicitor has sent a quote for £1400 for no completion no fee conveyancing in Branston. I’m selling a Edwardian detached home for £300,000. Are the quoted fees excessive? Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Branston?

The costs illustration is fractionally on the high side. If you are happy to invest time scrutinising charges you may be able to get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by perhaps a hundred pounds. On the other hand, you mightcome to regret choosing an an untested lawyer. Remember to check that the firm can act for your lender. You can use our comparison tool to locate a Branston conveyancing company on the lender’s approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Branston.

It has been 3 months since my purchase conveyancing in Branston concluded. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £160,000. 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 premises 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.

Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Branston in advance of retaining lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. My surveyor advised that some mortgage companies may refuse to grant a mortgage on a flying freehold house.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different requirements from Nationwide. If you e-mail us we can look into this further with the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Branston. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Branston especially if they are familiar with such properties in Branston.

I need to find a conveyancing solicitor for some conveyancing in Branston. I happened to land on a web site which looks to be the ideal offering If it is possible to get all formalities completed via phone that would be ideal. Do I need to be concerned? What are the potential pitfalls?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

Jane (my partner) and I may need to let out our Branston basement flat for a while due to a career opportunity. We instructed a Branston conveyancing firm in 2003 but they have closed and we did not have the foresight to get any guidance as to whether the lease permits subletting. How do we find out?

Your lease governs relations between the landlord and you the flat owner; specifically, it will set out if subletting is prohibited, or permitted but only subject to certain caveats. The accepted inference is that if the lease contains no specific ban or restriction, subletting is allowed. Most leases in Branston do not contain an absolute prevention of subletting – such a provision would undoubtedly devalue the property. In most cases there is a basic requirement that the owner notifies the freeholder, possibly sending a copy of the sublease.

Branston Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Questions you should ask before buying

This question is helpful as a) areas can cause problems for the block as the common areas may start to deteriorate if repairs are not paid for b) if the tenants have an issue with the running of the building you will wish to know about it How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their service charge payments? If a Branston lease has no more than eighty years it will impact the marketability of the apartment. It is worth checking with your bank that they are willing to lend given the lease term. Leases with less than 80 years remaining means that you will almost definitely need a lease extension at some point and you need to have some idea of how much this would cost. For most Branstonlease extensions you will be required to have been the owner of the premises for 24 months before you are eligible to extend the lease.