I am hoping to receive a mortgage offer from Lloyds. I intend to retain the legal services of a Licensed Conveyancer in Crawley. Does the Lloyds Conveyancing panel allow for Licensed Conveyancers?

The Lloyds conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders, associated to the Council or Mortgage Lenders or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.

Do the conveyancing lawyers to be found on your site execute auction conveyancing in Crawley?

We know of a number of niche solicitors we can put you in touch with those specialising in auction conveyancing. Crawley is just one of hundreds of areas of in which our lawyers have offices.

Me and my brother have a terraced Edwardian house in Crawley. Conveyancing lawyer represented me and Chelsea Building Society. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are a couple of entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold with the exact same address. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?

You should assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be 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 Crawley and other locations in 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 buyers. You can also enquire as to the situation with the conveyancing lawyer who conducted the conveyancing.

Should I choose a Crawley conveyancing solicitor in close proximity to the house I am purchasing? I have an old university friend who can deal with the conveyancing but her office is a couple of hundredmiles away.

The primary upside of using a high street Crawley conveyancing practice is that you can attend the office to sign paperwork, deliver your ID and apply pressure on them where appropriate. Having local Crawley know how is a benefit. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If other friends have used your friend and they were impressed that should outweigh using an unknown Crawley conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being local.

I am hoping to complete next month on a leasehold property in Crawley. Conveyancing solicitors have said that they will have a report out to me next week. What should I be looking out for?

Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Crawley should include some of the following:

Specifying your rights in relation to common areas in the building.By way of example, does the lease include a right of way over a path or staircase? The length of the lease term. You should be advised as what happens when the lease ends, and informed of the importance of the 80 year mark Does the lease prevent you from letting out the flat, or working from home Do you need to have carpet in the flat or are you allowed wood flooring? The landlord’s rights to access the property. You should be made aware that your landlord has rights of access as well as be informed how much notice must be provided.

I inherited a ground floor flat in Crawley, conveyancing having been completed June 2007. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Equivalent flats in Crawley with over 90 years remaining are worth £206,000. The ground rent is £45 yearly. The lease runs out on 21st October 2092

With only 66 years left to run we estimate the price of your lease extension to be between £12,400 and £14,200 as well as legals.

The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to advice on a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive due diligence. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other issues that need to be considered and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.