My bank has suggested a law firm on their panel based in Caversham Heights but I would rather use a conveyancing lawyer in Caversham Heights round the corner to me. Can you help?

Far from all Caversham Heights conveyancing practices are listed all banks conveyancing panel. Use the above search tool to choose a Caversham Heights conveyancing conveyancer on the on the mortgage company panel.

I understand that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Do I require chancel insurance when acquiring a residence in Caversham Heights? or Apparently there is a law dating back centuries that means some owners of property residing in a parish church boundary may be liable to pay for maintenance towards the chancel within the church. Is this suitable for conveyancing in Caversham Heights?

Unless a previous purchase of the premises took place after 12 October 2013 you could take it that solicitors delivering conveyancing in Caversham Heights to remain recommending a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.

I used Arc property Solicitors a few years past for my conveyancing in Caversham Heights. I now require my file however the law firm is no longer operating. 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 Caversham Heights of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

About to purchase a new build flat in Caversham Heights. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Caversham Heights

The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents.

I have recently realised that I have 62 years unexpired on my lease in Caversham Heights. I am keen to get lease extension but my freeholder is missing. What options are available to me?

If you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be granted an extra 90 years by the magistrate. You will be obliged to prove that you have used your best endeavours to locate the lessor. On the whole an enquiry agent may be helpful to try and locate and to produce a report to be accepted by the court as proof that the freeholder is indeed missing. It is wise to seek advice from a conveyancer in relation to investigating the landlord’s absence and the vesting order request to the County Court overseeing Caversham Heights.

I purchased a ground floor flat in Caversham Heights, conveyancing was carried out November 2004. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Similar properties in Caversham Heights with a long lease are worth £227,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 levied per year. The lease finishes on 21st October 2096

You have 72 years remaining on your lease the likely cost is going to span between £9,500 and £11,000 as well as legals.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs without more detailed investigations. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be additional concerns that need to be considered and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward based on this information before getting professional advice.