Can I use your services to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Goodrich even where I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for instance if I want to acquire an office in Goodrich with a mortgage from Barnsley Building Society?

Our search tool is predominantly there to select domestic conveyancing solicitors in Goodrich but we have set out towards the bottom of this page a selection of Goodrich commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to enquire with the firm directly to establish if they are also authorised to represent Barnsley Building Society

is it true that all Goodrich solicitor practices on the Nottingham conveyancing panel are governed by the SRA?

As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Nottingham approved list of solicitors they would need to be regulated by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. The majority of lenders do list licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such firms would be overseen by the CLC.

I am currently in the process of buying my council flat in Goodrich. I have a mortgage agreed with Skipton. Conveyancing is not something I have any knowledge of. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should use one. Any advice?

It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Skipton, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Skipton conveyancing panel.

After much negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Goodrich. My financial adviser suggested a conveyancing practitioner. I paid an on account payment of £225. Not long after, the conveyancing practitioner contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Yorkshire BS panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

I am purchasing a new build house in Goodrich with the aid of help to buy. The builders would not budge the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The property agent told me not inform my solicitor about the extras as it would jeopardize my mortgage with the lender. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I need to appoint a conveyancing solicitor for my conveyancing in Goodrich. I've chance upon a site which seems to have the perfect solution If it is possible to get all the legals completed via phone that would be preferable. Should I be wary? What should out be looking out for?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

What are your top tips when it comes to choosing a Goodrich conveyancing practice to carry out our lease extension conveyancing?

If you are instructing a property lawyer for lease extension works (regardless if they are a Goodrich conveyancing practice) it is most important that he or she should be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of conveyancing. We recommend that you speak with two or three firms including non Goodrich conveyancing practices before you instructing a firm. If the firm is ALEP accredited then so much the better. The following questions might be of use:

What are the charges for lease extension conveyancing? If they are not ALEP accredited then why not?

Goodrich Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Queries Prior to buying

Where a Goodrich lease has no more than eighty years it will affect the salability of the flat. It is worth checking with your bank that they are willing to go ahead with the loan given the lease term. Leases with fewer than 80 years remaining means that you will probably require a lease extension at some point and it is worth finding out how much this would cost. Remember, in most cases you would need to own the premises for 24 months in order to be entitled to exercise a lease extension. Best to be warned whether redecorating or some other major work is coming up to be shared between the leasehold owners and may well dramatically increase the the maintenance charges or necessitate a one off payment. Many Goodrich leasehold apartments will be liable to pay a service bill for maintenance of the building set on behalf of the management company. Where you acquire the apartment you will have to meet this amount, normally periodically during the year. This may be anything from two or three hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for bigger purpose-built buildings. In all probability there will be a ground rent to be met annual, ordinarily this is not a significant amount, say around £50-£100 but you should to check as on occasion it could be many hundreds of pounds.