I am looking for value for money property lawyer. Should I go for for an online conveyancer or a family Canvey Island conveyancing lawyer?

Existing third party connections is an important consideration when appointing conveyancing lawyers. Canvey Island conveyancers benefit from long term relationships with lenders and property, local authorities, surveyors and other conveyancing firms meaning you will move in shortest possible time. Hosting a well rounded insight into the local area is also a plus .

I am looking to buy a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in Canvey Island who is on the Coventry Building Society approved. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a conveyancing firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Coventry Building Society in certain locations such as Canvey Island. We dont recommend any particular firm.

We are purchasing a house and the solicitor has identified Chancel Repair to which the property may be obligated to pay because it falls into the area of such a church. She has mentioned insurance. Is this really appropriate for conveyancing in Canvey Island

Unless a previous acquisition of the house completed after 12 October 2013 you could assume that lawyers handling conveyancing in Canvey Island to continue to advocate a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

I used Action Conveyancing a few years past for my conveyancing in Canvey Island. I now require my file but the law firm has closed. What do I do?

Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing 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 Canvey Island of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I own a leasehold house in Canvey Island. Conveyancing and Bank of Scotland mortgage are in place. A letter has just been received from someone saying they have taken over the freehold. It included a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1997. The conveyancing solicitor in Canvey Island who acted for me is not around. Do I pay?

The first thing you should do is contact the Land Registry to be sure that this person is indeed the new freeholder. It is not necessary to incur the fees of a Canvey Island conveyancing solicitor to do this as it can be done on-line for a few pound. Rest assured that in any event, even if this is the rightful freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.

I own a garden flat in Canvey Island, conveyancing was carried out in 2008. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Equivalent flats in Canvey Island with an extended lease are worth £202,000. The ground rent is £60 charged once a year. The lease runs out on 21st October 2081

You have 57 years remaining on your lease we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £28,500 and £33,000 as well as professional fees.

The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to advice on a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive investigations. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other concerns that need to be taken into account and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.