What is the most effective way to search for the right lawyer who will give a quality service for my conveyancing in Dronfield?

Option 1 is to ask the people you trust who they experienced using in the past and if they were happy with the service.

Second, look on the web for conveyancing in Dronfield. Call a couple or more firms from the list and ask them to send you their conveyancing fees and discuss your needs with the solicitor who will handle your conveyancing prior tocommitting.

Option 3 is to make use of this site to help you find the right solicitors taking into account your own expectations including location,speed, complications and who your intended lender is. Don't take the bait of £99 conveyancing in Dronfield

We are planning to buy with Earl Shilton BS. I visited a couple of high street companies but am struggling to find a Dronfield conveyancing firm on the Earl Shilton BS panel. Could you help?

Please do make the most of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this page. Pick the building society and type Dronfield or your preferred area and you will discover numerous conveyancers located in Dronfield or by proximity to you.

I am purchasing a terrace house in Dronfield. Our aim is to carry out an extension to the side at the house.Will the conveyancing process include investigations to ascertain if these works are prohibited?

Your conveyancer will check the registered title as conveyancing in Dronfield will on occasion reveal restrictions in the title deeds which prohibit certain alterations or require the permission of another owner. Some works need local authority planning permissions and approval under the building regulations. Many areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or affect extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.

Are all Dronfield Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the Santander conveyancing panel?

Some major lenders now make use of CQS as the starting point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. CQS membership however gives no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless,the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitor practices wishing to remain on their approved list of conveyancing solicitors.

My offer was accepted on an apartment in Dronfield on 2/7/2025, valuation was booked 3 days after, all came back fine. Property lawyer appointed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Clydesdale and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?

A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Clydesdale to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Dronfield in advance of appointing conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. My surveyor has said that some mortgage companies will not grant a mortgage on such a premises.

It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different instructions from Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to telephone us we can investigate further via the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Dronfield. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Dronfield to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.

Last April I purchased a leasehold flat in Dronfield. Do I have any liability for service charges for periods before completion of my purchase?

In a situation where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous lessee and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. However, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. A critical element of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to be sure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.

If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).

I inherited a ground floor flat in Dronfield, conveyancing was carried out half a dozen years ago. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Equivalent properties in Dronfield with a long lease are worth £165,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 invoiced annually. The lease expires on 21st October 2102

With only 77 years remaining on your lease we estimate the price of your lease extension to be between £7,600 and £8,800 plus plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.

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 detailed due diligence. You should not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be other issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action based on this information before getting professional advice.