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Ready to buy a new home in Doncaster? Failing to check that a lawyer is on your lender’s list of approved solicitors can put your Doncaster conveyancing at risk of delay or failure.

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Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Doncaster

The Doncaster conveyancing firm that just started acting on my purchase in Doncaster have suddenly closed. They were on acting for me because I needed a lawyer on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel and my family Doncaster lawyer was not. I gave my credit card details for them to take one hundred and fifty pounds for searches. What are my options?

If you have an estate agent involved then inform them straight away so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Hopefully they will be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You will need to appoint new lawyers that are on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new solicitors should be in a position to help.

Will commercial conveyancing searches disclose planned roadworks that may impact a commercial premises in Doncaster?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Doncaster will order a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers expend in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Doncaster. The report provides definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Doncaster.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Doncaster it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately can result in delays to Doncaster commercial conveyancing transactions as well as present a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not carried out for domestic conveyancing in Doncaster.

I have recentlydiscovered that Action Conveyancing have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Doncaster for a purchase of a freehold house 10 months ago. How can I establish that the property is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?

The easiest way to check if the premises is in your name, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Doncaster conveyancing specialists.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on last month in what should have been a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Doncaster is the location of the property. Can you offer any assistance?

Flying freeholds in Doncaster are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Doncaster you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Doncaster may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.

I've found a house that seems to be perfect, at a reasonable price which is making it all the more appealing. I have subsequently been informed that it's a leasehold rather than freehold. I would have thought that there are particular concerns buying a leasehold house in Doncaster. Conveyancing advisers have not yet been instructed. Will they explain the issues?

The majority of houses in Doncaster are freehold rather than leasehold. This is one of the situations where having a local solicitor who is familiar with the area who can help the conveyancing process. It is clear that you are buying in Doncaster so you should seriously consider looking for a Doncaster conveyancing solicitor and check that they are used to transacting on leasehold houses. As a matter of priority you will need to check the unexpired lease term. As a tenant you will not be entirely free to do whatever you want with the house. The lease will likely included provisions for example requiring the freeholder’sconsent to conduct changes to the property. You may also be required to pay a service charge towards the maintenance of the communal areas where the house is part of an estate. Your conveyancer will report to you on the legal implications.

I am the registered owner of a 1 bedroom flat in Doncaster, conveyancing having been completed half a dozen years ago. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Comparable flats in Doncaster with over 90 years remaining are worth £192,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £55 yearly. The lease expires on 21st October 2078

With just 54 years remaining on your lease we estimate the price of your lease extension to range between £32,300 and £37,400 as well as legals.

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 investigations. Do not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be 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 without first getting professional advice.

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