We see that you have a post code search directory identifying solicitors on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I retain them for our own conveyancing in Gilberdyke?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Gilberdyke.

I am buying a new build flat in Gilberdyke. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Here are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Gilberdyke

Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified.

How do I use the search tool to locate a conveyancing practitioner in Gilberdyke on the approved list for my lender?

First select a lender such as HSBC Bank, The Royal Bank of Scotland or Aldermore then specify your location for instance Gilberdyke. Conveyancing practices in Gilberdyke and across England and Wales will then be listed.

I am looking for a conveyancing practitioner in Gilberdyke for my purchase. Is there any facility to check a solicitor's complaints history with the legal regulator?

You can find documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations stemming from investigations from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find information Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors record, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For non-uk callers, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator sometimes monitor telephone calls for training requirements.

My wife and I purchased a leasehold flat in Gilberdyke. Conveyancing and Coventry Building Society mortgage are in place. I have received a letter from someone claiming to own the reversionary interest in the property. Attached was a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1992. The conveyancing practitioner in Gilberdyke who previously acted has now retired. Any advice?

First contact the Land Registry to be sure that the individual purporting to own the freehold is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. It is not necessary to instruct a Gilberdyke conveyancing firm to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for less than a fiver. Rest assured that in any event, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.

Gilberdyke Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Examples of Queries Prior to buying

How much is the annual service fee and ground rent? You should want to discover as much as possible about the managing agents as they will impact your use and enjoyment of the property. Being a leasehold owner you are often in the clutches of the managing agents from a financial perspective and when it comes to every day issues such as the cleanliness of the communal areas. Enquire of prospective neighbours what they think of them. In conclusion, investigate as to the dates that the maintenance fees are due to the appropriate party and specifically how they are spending the funds. Best to be warned if changing the roof or some other significant cost is due in the foreseeable future that will be shared between the leaseholders and will dramatically impact the level of the maintenance charges or result in a specific payment.