What is the best way to check that the solicitor carrying out my conveyancing in Curdworth is on the lender’sapproved panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Bank of Ireland thus paying £187.00 plus VAT in additional legal costs.

Feel free to make use of the search tool on this web page. Pick the mortgage company and type ‘Curdworth’ or your preferred area and you will be presented with numerous conveyancers offices in Curdworth or nearest you.

Is there a list of UBS panel conveyancers in Curdworth on the Building Society Association’s Website?

Unfortunately not yet. There is no such directory service on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association sites. Very few lenders make their panel listings open the public online. Where you are looking for a Curdworth conveyancer on the UBS please make the most of our tool.

My partner and I have arranged the release of further funds on our mortgage from Leeds Building Society as we wish to conduct improvements to our home in Curdworth. Are we obliged to select a local Curdworth solicitor on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?

Leeds Building Society do not ordinarily instruct firms on their conveyancing panel to deal with such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel.

It is not clear whether my bank requires a lease extension. I have telephoned my Curdworth bank branch on numerous occasions and was told they are content with the situation and they will lend. My Curdworth conveyancing solicitor - who is on the bank conveyancing panel- called and was told they refuse to lend based on their published requirements. I simply don't know who is right.

The solicitor has to comply with the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook Part 2 provisions for your lender. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the bank will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the lender to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years remaining.

I need to instruct a conveyancing lawyer in Curdworth for my remortgage. Is there any facility to see a firm’s complaints history with the profession’s regulator?

You can review presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For information about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's history, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For callers outside the UK, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA sometimes recorded call for training requirements.

I am in need of some leasehold conveyancing in Curdworth. Before I get started I want to be sure as to the remaining lease term.

If the lease is recorded at the land registry - and almost all are in Curdworth - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.

I purchased a leasehold flat in Curdworth, conveyancing having been completed in 1995. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Corresponding flats in Curdworth with over 90 years remaining are worth £171,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 levied per year. The lease runs out on 21st October 2104

With only 79 years unexpired the likely cost is going to be between £8,600 and £9,800 as well as costs.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs in the absence of comprehensive due diligence. Do not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward based on this information before getting professional advice.

If instructed can a conveyancer remove someone from the title of my home in Curdworth ?

Extracting or adding someone to the title of your property is relatively straightforward. You’ll need to appoint a conveyancing practitioner to discuss your legal rights before you can proceed with a transfer of property. Contact us to book a free consultation with one a conveyancing practitioner