Do conveyancers ask for an advanced payment when it comes to conveyancing in Horsforth?

If you are buying a property in Horsforth your solicitor will ask you to provide them with monies to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. Normally this is called for to cover the fees of the conveyancing searches. If any deposit is as part of the sale price then this will be asked for immediately prior to exchange of contracts. The final balance that is needed will be payable shortly before completion.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Horsforth. Conveyancing is daunting 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.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Horsforth

Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a leasehold apartment up to £235,500 and found one close by in Horsforth I like with amenity areas and transport links in the vicinity, however it only has 52 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Horsforth suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a lease with such few years left?

If you need a home loan the shortness of the lease may be an issue. Reduce the price by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the premises for a minimum of twenty four months you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor concerning this matter.

Given that I will soon spend £400,000 on a house in Horsforth I wish to talk to a lawyer regarding thehome move before giving the go ahead to the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?

This is something that we encourage - we would be delighted to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the solicitor due to be conducting your conveyancing in Horsforth.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is unique person, not a file number. The law firms that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are provided with for your conveyancing in Horsforth should be the amount on the final invoice that you are charged.

We're first time buyers - had an offer accepted, but the agent advised that the vendor will only issue a contract if we appoint the agent's preferred solicitors as they are insisting on an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a family solicitor with experience of conveyancing in Horsforth

We suspect that the owner is not behind this demand. If they desire ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a serious purchaser is not the way to achieve this. Avoid the agents and go straight to the sellers and explain that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances in place © you do not need to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you will continue to appoint your own,trusted Horsforth conveyancing firm - not the ones that will give their estate agent a introducer fee or hit his conveyancing thresholds pre-set by head office.