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

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Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Frenchay

Finally, a mortgage offer from Santander for the refinancing of my 2 room garden flat is expected imminently. Are you able to recommend a cheap conveyancing practitioner in Frenchay?

You have come to the wrong place to search for a cheap conveyancing in Frenchay. Our goal is to offer cost effective conveyancing but our intention is not to work with the cheapest lawyers. Resist the temptation to appoint organisations enticing you with ninety nine pound conveyancing in Frenchay. Optimistically, in deciding on low cost conveyancing, you will earn what you pay for and at worst it will result in you invoiced for additional fees and still not get the service required.

In reading moneysavingexpert.com for an affordable solicitor in Frenchay, most advise that I must instruct a CQS assured lawyer. What is CQS?

The Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme is the recognised kitemark for legal experts in the legal transfer of properties, trusted by some of the UK's leading mortgage companies. In 2011-12 the Conveyancing Quality Scheme was officially recognised by the Legal Ombudsman. CQS is not a scheme offered by the Society for Licensed Conveyancers. Frenchay is one of the many areas in England and Wales where there are Accredited solicitors.

Is it the case that all Frenchay CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme) solicitors are on the Nottingham conveyancing list of approved practices?

Some major banks and building societies now utilise CQS as the kick off point for Panel membership such as HSBC and Santander. CQS accreditation however gives no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. That being said,the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitor practices wishing to remain on their approved list of conveyancing solicitors.

I have paid off my mortgage with UBS. I assume I don't need a Frenchay conveyancing practitioner on the UBS panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.

If you have finished paying off your UBS mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the UBS mortgage from the register. UBS, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:

  1. but are not moving to another property
  2. where UBS has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. UBS has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your UBS mortgage has been paid off.

I was told three weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by UBS. Is it usual for UBS to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Frenchay is approved on their conveyancing panel? UBS have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their Professional Indemnity Insurance Schedule.

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

I am using a search engine for the term conveyancing in Frenchay it brings up numerous property lawyersin the vicinity. How do I determine which is the right property lawyer for my move?

The preferential way of finding the right conveyancer is via personal referral, so ask friends and family who have bought a property in Frenchay or the local estate agent or financial adviser. Costs for conveyancing in Frenchay vary, so it's sensible to secure at least three fee estimates from different companies. Make sure that you know that the charges are assured not to escalate.

I am on look out for some leasehold conveyancing in Frenchay. Before I set the wheels in motion I want to be sure as to the number of years remaining on the lease.

If the lease is recorded at the land registry - and almost all are in Frenchay - then the leasehold title will always include the basic details 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 own a basement flat in Frenchay, conveyancing formalities finalised half a dozen years ago. How much will my lease extension cost? Similar properties in Frenchay with over 90 years remaining are worth £185,000. The ground rent is £65 levied per year. The lease ceases on 21st October 2085

With 61 years remaining on your lease we estimate the price of your lease extension to span between £19,000 and £22,000 as well as plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.

The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs in the absence of detailed investigations. You should not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional concerns that need to be taken into account and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action placing reliance on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.

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