At long last a mortgage agreement from Nationwide for the remortgage of my 3 room garden flat is due by the end of next week. Are you able to recommend a low cost conveyancing practitioner in Kingstanding?

You have arrived at the wrong place to search for the lowest fares for conveyancing in Kingstanding. Our aim is to provide cost effective conveyancing but our intention is not to advertise as being the cheapest. Avoid the trap of appointing companies enticing you with low cost conveyancing in Kingstanding. Optimistically, in going for cheap conveyancing, you will get your money’s worth and at worst you will end up with a hefty uplift in additional fees and still not end up with the service you were hoping for.

We were just about to sign contracts for a property in Kingstanding. We have hit a snag. The mortgage offer with Santander runs out on 19/6/2024 but the vendors are putting forward a completion date of 21/6/2024. Can one prolong the mortgage expiry date?

The best person to address this question is your conveyancer who is in a position to assess if he or she is better off negotiating with the mortgage broker, owner’s lawyers, property agents or conceivably all three based on the history of your transaction as of today.

My Solicitor in Kingstanding has never been on on the Clydesdale Approved Panel. Can I still continue with my family solicitor even though they are excluded from the Clydesdale approved list?

Your options are as follows:

1. Carry on with your existing Kingstanding solicitors but Clydesdale will need to instruct a conveyancer on their panel. This will inevitably rack up the overall legal fees and result in delays.
2. Choose an alternative practitioner to to deal with the purchase, remembering to check they are Persuade your lawyer to use their best endeavours to join the Clydesdale conveyancing panel

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a property I have offered on last month in what was supposed to be a simple, chain free conveyancing. Kingstanding is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in Kingstanding are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Kingstanding you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Kingstanding may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.

Completion is due on our sale of a £375,000 garden flat in Kingstanding next Tuesday. The landlords agents has quoted £348 for Certificate of Compliance, insurance certificate and previous years service charge statements. Is the landlord entitled to charge an administration fee for a leasehold conveyance in Kingstanding?

Kingstanding conveyancing on leasehold apartments usually involves the purchaser’s solicitor sending questions for the landlord to address. Although the landlord is not legally bound to respond to such questions the majority will be content to do so. They may levy a reasonable administration fee for answering questions or supplying documentation. There is no set fee. The average fee for the information that you are referring to is over three hundred pounds, in some situations it is above £800. The management information fee required by the landlord must be sent together with a synopsis of entitlements and obligations in relation to administration fees, otherwise the invoice is not strictly payable. Reality however dictates that you have little choice but to pay whatever is requested of you if you want to complete the sale of your home.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Kingstanding - Sample of Questions you should consider before Purchasing

You should want to discover as much as you can concerning the managing agents as they can either make your life much simpler or a lot more difficult. As the owner of a leasehold property you will be in the clutches of the managing agents both financially and when it comes to daily issues like the upkeep of the communal areas. Enquire of prospective neighbours if they are happy with their management. Finally, investigate as to the dates that you are obliged pay the service charge to the managing agents and specifically how they are spending that money. Best to be warned whether a new roof is being installed or some other major work is coming up to be shared amongst the leasehold owners and will dramatically increase the the maintenance costs or necessitate a one off payment. What is the the remaining lease term?