Would the conveyancing solicitors listed on your site carry out conveyancing in Four Oaks by way of an attended exchange?

We do have a number of conveyancing experts who can conduct one day exchanges. You should e-mail us to get a costs illustration and details as to dates.

I purchased my apartment on 11 January and my personal details is yet to be registered. Any reason for this? My conveyancing solicitor in Four Oaks expressed confidence that it will be registered in a couple of weeks. Are properties in Four Oaks uniquely lengthy to register?

As far as conveyancing in Four Oaks registration is no faster or slower than the rest of England and Wales. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timescales can vary depending on who lodges the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry must send notices to any interested persons or bodies. At present roughly 80% of such applications are fully dealt with in less than three weeks but occasionally there can be protracted hold-ups. Registration is effected after the buyer is living at the property so post completion formalities is not typically top priority yet where there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your lawyers could communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.

I am buying a new build apartment in Four Oaks. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Four Oaks

If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?

I have been pointed in your direction by numerous property agents in Four Oaks to get a quote from a solicitor on your site. Is there a financial incentive for Estate Agents to market your site rather than alternative conveyancing organisations?

We don’t make any referral fee for sending work our way. We found it would be just too difficult a fee because a client could think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not getting any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.

My wife and I purchased a leasehold house in Four Oaks. Conveyancing and Halifax mortgage went though with no issue. A letter has just been received from someone claiming to own the freehold. Attached was a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1994. The conveyancing practitioner in Four Oaks who previously acted has long since retired. What should I do?

The first thing you should do is contact HMLR to make sure that this person is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. There is no need to instruct a Four Oaks conveyancing solicitor to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for a few pound. Rest assured that regardless, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

I inherited a leasehold flat in Four Oaks, conveyancing having been completed December 2012. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Equivalent properties in Four Oaks with a long lease are worth £190,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 per annum. The lease expires on 21st October 2087

With only 62 years remaining on your lease we estimate the price of your lease extension to range between £17,100 and £19,800 plus costs.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to supply the actual costs in the absence of detailed investigations. You should not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be additional concerns that need to be taken into account and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action based on this information before getting professional advice.