Can your site be used to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Keynsham even if I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for example if I wish to buy an office in Keynsham with a mortgage from Halifax?

Our comparison service is predominantly utilised to find residential conveyancing solicitors in Keynsham but we have set out at the bottom of this page some Keynsham commercial conveyancing firms. You should speak with the company directly to check if they can also act for Halifax

I am buying a new build apartment in Keynsham. Conveyancing is daunting 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 is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Keynsham

Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme.

As co-executor for the estate of my father I am selling a property in Newport but reside in Keynsham. My conveyancer (who is 260 miles from mehas requested that I execute a statutory declaration before completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in Keynsham to witness and place their company stamp on the document?

strictly speaking you should not need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Keynsham based

Harry (my fiance) and I may need to rent out our Keynsham ground floor flat for a while due to a new job. We instructed a Keynsham conveyancing practice in 2001 but they have closed and we did not have the foresight to seek any guidance as to whether the lease permits subletting. How do we find out?

Some leases for properties in Keynsham do contain a provision to say that subletting is only permitted with prior consent from the landlord. The landlord cannot unreasonably withhold but, in such cases, they would need to see references. Experience suggests that problems are usually caused by unsatisfactory tenants rather than owner-occupiers and for that reason you can expect the freeholder to take up the references and consider them carefully before granting consent.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Keynsham - A selection of Questions you should consider before Purchasing

The answer will be important as a) areas could cause problems for the block as the communal areas may begin to deteriorate if maintenance remain unpaid b) if the leasehold owners have an issue with the managing agents you will need to have full disclosure What prohibitions are there in the Keynsham Lease? Please inform me if there are any major works anticipated that could add a premium to the maintenance charges?

I own a leasehold flat in Keynsham. Conveyancing was completed in 2009. I have been told that I mustn’t let the lease length fall too short. Why is that a problem?

Keynsham residential long term leases are for a prescribed term - usually 99 years when they commenced. However many appartments in Keynsham were constructed or converted in the 60’s and so these leases now have under 80 years remaining. That may seem like plenty of time however Banks, Building Societies and other mortgage companies on the whole need leases to have a minimum of 75 years remaining to be mortgageable. Accordingly when you come to sell the property you will need to extend the term of your lease if you are getting close to 75 years. To increase your property value you should be considering whether to extend your lease long before you come to sell it. Furthermore significant benefits to taking action before the lease reaches even 80 years as when the lease falls below eighty years the premium to be paid to extend starts to escalate.