When will exchange of contracts happen for domestic conveyancing in Chalfont St Giles and am I required to be at the conveyancers office?

If you are in close proximity to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Chalfont St Giles you are invited in to sign the paperwork. That being said, the firms we work with offer a national conveyancing service and give just as diligent and professional a job for you when dealing with you digitally. The signing of the purchase agreement is not when everything is set in stone. A signed contract is necessary for the conveyancer to officially exchange when the time is right, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The procedure is is usually a five minute process, although where an extended "chain" is in the mix, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Chalfont St Giles)to be in the office at the appropriate time.

We just had an offer accepted to buy with Earl Shilton BS. We have called around locally but am struggling to find a Chalfont St Giles conveyancing firm on the Earl Shilton BS panel. Could you help?

Feel free to take advantage of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this site. Pick the building society and type Chalfont St Giles or your location and you will discover numerous conveyancers offices in Chalfont St Giles or by proximity to you.

My wife and I purchased a terraced Victorian house in Chalfont St Giles. Conveyancing solicitor acted for me and Halifax. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are two entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold with the exact same address. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?

You should assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Chalfont St Giles and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they sell they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with lenders. You can also check the situation with the conveyancing lawyer who conducted the work.

I am buying a new build apartment in Chalfont St Giles. Conveyancing is daunting 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 are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Chalfont St Giles

Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared.

I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £305k and identified one near me in Chalfont St Giles I like with open areas and transport links nearby, however it's only got 51 years on the lease. There is not much else in Chalfont St Giles suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a short lease?

Should you need a mortgage the shortness of the lease may be problematic. Reduce the price by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the premises for at least 2 years you could ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer about this.