At long last a mortgage offer from Santander for the refinancing of my 4 bedroom maisonette is expected imminently. Are you able to recommend a low cost conveyancing practitioner in Chew Magna?

You are on the wrong site if you are seeking the lowest fares for conveyancing solicitors in Chew Magna. Our aim is to provide value for money conveyancing but we do not aim to advertise as being the cheapest. Do not be seduced by companies enticing you with £99 conveyancing in Chew Magna. In your best case scenario, in going for low cost conveyancing, you will get your money’s worth and at worst it will result in you spending a lot in extras and still not get the service expected.

We are buying a flat and require a conveyancing solicitor in Chew Magna who is on the TSB solicitor panel. Can you recommend a local firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for TSB . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Chew Magna.

How straightforward is it to use the search facility to locate a conveyancing lawyer in Chew Magna on the authorised to act for my bank?

First pick a bank such as National Westminster Bank, Chelsea Building Society or Aldermore then choose your location such as Chew Magna. Conveyancing firms in Chew Magna and further afield will then be shown.

Estate agents have just been given the go-ahead to market my ground floor apartment in Chew Magna. Conveyancing solicitors are to be appointed soon, but I have just had a quarterly maintenance charge invoice – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?

Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should clear the service charge as normal because all rents and service invoices will be allotted as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.

I purchased a ground floor flat in Chew Magna, conveyancing having been completed in 2003. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Similar properties in Chew Magna with over 90 years remaining are worth £222,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 per annum. The lease ceases on 21st October 2095

With just 71 years remaining on your lease the likely cost is going to be between £9,500 and £11,000 plus costs.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs without more detailed due diligence. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other concerns that need to be considered and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward based on this information without first getting professional advice.

Threeweeks into a sale of a flat in Chew Magna. Conveyancing is fine but we have been asked to pay an extortionate amount from the freeholder. To date we have issued a cheque for £275 for a leasehold management information and then a further £134.40 for supplemental queries raised by the purchaser's solicitor.

Your solicitor will not have any control over the level of the fee for this information but the average fee for the information for Chew Magna leasehold premises is £350. When it comes to Chew Magna conveyancing transactions it is customary for the owner to pay for these charges. The landlord or their agents are under no statutory obligation to address such questions although many will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices disproportionate to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that mandates set charges for administrative tasks. There is no prescriptive time limit by which they are required to provide the information.