Is there a search tool that I can utilise to discover of the solicitor handling my conveyancing in Dawley and Lawley is on the mortgage lender’sapproved panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for National Westminster Bank thus paying £175.00 in further legal fees.

Please do take advantage of the find a lender approved solicitor tool on this site. Pick the lender and type ‘Dawley and Lawley’ or your location and you will see numerous solicitors located in Dawley and Lawley or nearest you.

Do I need to take out insurance to cover chancel repairs when buying a house in Dawley and Lawley?

Unless a previous acquisition of the premises completed after 12 October 2013 you can take it that conveyancing practitioners carrying out conveyancing in Dawley and Lawley to remain recommending a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our home are lost. The conveyancers who did the conveyancing in Dawley and Lawley 10 years ago are no longer around. What are my options?

Nowadays there are duplicates made of almost everything, and your conveyancer will know precisely where to look for all the appropriate paperwork so you may buy or sell your house without any difficulty. Where copies are not available, your solicitor can arrange cover in the form of insurance or indemnities protecting you against possible claims on your premises.

I am looking for a leasehold apartment up to £245,000 and identified one near me in Dawley and Lawley I like with open areas and railway links in the vicinity, the downside is that it only has 51 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Dawley and Lawley suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a short lease?

If you require a mortgage the remaining unexpired lease term will likely be an issue. Discount the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you can ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor concerning this matter.

Expecting to complete next month on a ground floor flat in Dawley and Lawley. Conveyancing solicitors inform me that they will have a report out to me next week. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?

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

Where does the liability rest to repair and maintain the building. It is important for you to know which party is liable for the repair and maintenance of all parts of the block and estate You would want to be sent a copy of the lease Setting out your legal entitlements in relation to common areas in the building.For example, does the lease permit a right of way over a path or hallways? An explanation concerning the obligations as set out in the lease to to contribute towards maintenance costs - in relation to the building, and the more general rights a tenant enjoys Repair and maintenance of the property

I bought a basement flat in Dawley and Lawley, conveyancing having been completed in 2001. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Equivalent flats in Dawley and Lawley with an extended lease are worth £227,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 levied per year. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2097

With only 72 years remaining on your lease the likely cost is going to be between £9,500 and £11,000 plus legals.

The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs in the absence of comprehensive investigations. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action placing reliance on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.