Do the conveyancing solicitors identified via your search tool conduct attended exchange conveyancing in Hungerford?

We do have a number of conveyancing experts carrying out one day exchanges. Please e-mail us to secure a fee calculation and details as to dates.

I require fast conveyancing in Hungerford as I am under pressure to complete in less than one month. A home loan is not required. Is it possible to decline from having conveyancing searches to save fees and time?

If.Given you are are a cash buyer you have the choice not to do searches although no solicitor would advise that you don't. Drawing on our experience of conveyancing in Hungerford the following are instances of issues that can show up and adversely impact future mortgageability: Refused Planning Applications, Outstanding Charges, Outstanding Grants, Railway Schemes,...

Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £235,500 and identified one round the corner in Hungerford I like with open areas and transport links in the vicinity, however it only has 61 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Hungerford for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a lease with such few years left?

Should you need a home loan that many years will likely be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing owner has owned the premises for a minimum of 2 years you may request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer regarding this.

My uncle has recommend that I use his lawyers for conveyancing in Hungerford. Do I take his recommendation?

No doubt the ideal way to find a conveyancing practitioner is to get referrals from friends or relatives who have actually used the firm that you are contemplating using.

Helen (my wife) and I may need to let out our Hungerford basement flat for a while due to a career opportunity. We used a Hungerford conveyancing firm in 2002 but they have closed and we did not have the foresight to get any guidance as to whether the lease allows us to sublet. How do we find out?

Your lease dictates relations between the freeholder and you the flat owner; in particular, it will set out if subletting is prohibited, or permitted but only subject to certain caveats. The accepted inference is that if the lease contains no specific ban or restriction, subletting is permitted. The majority of leases in Hungerford do not prevent subletting altogether – such a provision would undoubtedly devalue the flat. In most cases there is simply a requirement that the owner notifies the freeholder, possibly supplying a copy of the sublease.

I am the registered owner of a basement flat in Hungerford, conveyancing having been completed in 1997. How much will my lease extension cost? Equivalent flats in Hungerford with over 90 years remaining are worth £180,000. The ground rent is £65 levied per year. The lease ends on 21st October 2083

With 58 years remaining on your lease we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £22,800 and £26,400 plus plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to supply the actual costs in the absence of comprehensive due diligence. Do not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be other issues that need to be considered and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward based on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.