I am helping my sister sell her house in Hall Green. Will the solicitor arrange the energy assessment or it is for the owner to coordinate?

After the abolition of Home Information Packs, energy assessments was maintained a required element of moving property. An energy assessment must be commissioned in advance of the property being advertised. This is not something that lawyers ordinarily organise. If you are instructing a Hall Green conveyancing solicitor they may be willing to arrange energy assessments given their relationships with long established Hall Green accredited person

How can we know in advance if a Hall Green conveyancing solicitor on the UBS panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in Hall Green getting recommendations is a sensible starting point. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one which is cheap as chips. We would always recommend that you speak with the solicitor handling your conveyancing.

I am purchasing a property in Hall Green. An unusual aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Santander have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?

Given that you are obtaining a mortgage with Santander your lawyer must check the formal requirements set out in Section two of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Santander. The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook contains minimum requirements for solar panel roof-space leases, and conveyancing practitioners are required to report to Santander where a lease fails to comply with these specifications. The provisions relate to the installation of panels on properties nationwide and is not limited to Hall Green.

I have been told that property searches are the number one cause of hinderance in Hall Green conveyancing transactions. Is this right?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the findings of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the most frequent causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Local searches are unlikely to feature in any delay in conveyancing in Hall Green.

I purchased my apartment on 14 November and the transaction details are still not on the land registry website. Need I be worried? My conveyancing solicitor in Hall Green advises it should be dealt with in a couple of weeks. Are transfers in Hall Green particularly slow to register?

There is nothing unique when it comes to conveyancing in Hall Green registration formalities. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timescales can differ subject to who lodges the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry have to notify any interested persons or bodies. Currently approximately three quarters of submission are fully addressed in less than three weeks but some can be subject to longer hold-ups. Registration is effected after the purchaser is living at the property therefore registration formalities is not always primary concern yet if there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your solicitor must contact the land registry and explain the circumstances.

My business partner and I are intending to lease a unit on the high street. Can you recommend lawyers offering no-sale-no fees for commercial conveyancing in Hall Green for under £1,200?

We can recommend firms who host a wealth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Hall Green, including the disposal and acquisition of businesses as well as simply property. If you are looking to acquire or lease a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a whole business we will find you the right lawyer. As for the costs this will depend on the structure and nuances of the proposed transaction. Let us have your contact information or call so as to enable us to furnish you with a fixed commercial conveyancing calculation.

There are only Fifty years left on my lease in Hall Green. I need to get lease extension but my landlord is absent. What should I do?

On the basis that you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be lengthened by the magistrate. You will be obliged to prove that you have done all that could be expected to find the freeholder. On the whole a specialist may be helpful to carry out a search and prepare an expert document to be accepted by the court as proof that the freeholder can not be located. It is wise to seek advice from a property lawyer in relation to investigating the landlord’s absence and the application to the County Court covering Hall Green.

I inherited a 2 bed flat in Hall Green, conveyancing was carried out half a dozen years ago. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Corresponding flats in Hall Green with a long lease are worth £186,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £55 invoiced every year. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2077

With 52 years remaining on your lease we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £29,500 and £34,000 plus plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs without more detailed investigations. You should not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be considered and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward placing reliance on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.