Can your site be used to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Kirkby in Ashfield even if I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for instance if I wish to acquire an office in Kirkby in Ashfield with a loan from Aldermore?

Our comparison service is mainly used to select residential conveyancing solicitors in Kirkby in Ashfield but we have listed towards the bottom of this page some Kirkby in Ashfield commercial conveyancing firms. You should speak with the firm directly to check if they can also act for Aldermore

My wife and I purchased a renovated Georgian property in Kirkby in Ashfield. Conveyancing solicitor acted for me and The Mortgage Works. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw a couple of entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold with the exact same address. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?

You should review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Kirkby in Ashfield and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they sell they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also enquire as to the situation with your conveyancing lawyer who conducted the conveyancing.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a leasehold apartment up to £195,000 and identified one close by in Kirkby in Ashfield I like with a park and railway links nearby, the downside is that it only has 49 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Kirkby in Ashfield in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a lease with such few years left?

Should you need a mortgage the remaining unexpired lease term may be problematic. Reduce the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing owner has owned the property for at least 2 years you may request that they commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer regarding this matter.

We're first time buyers - agreed a price, but the agent has warned us that the vendor will only issue a contract if we instruct their chosen lawyers as they need a ‘quick sale’. We would rather use a local conveyancer used to conveyancing in Kirkby in Ashfield

We suspect that the seller is not behind this request. If they want ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a genuine buyer is likely to cause more damage than good. Try to communicate with the sellers directly and explain that (a)you are motivated buyers (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances in place © you have nothing to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you will continue to instruct your preferred Kirkby in Ashfield conveyancing firm - rather thanthose that will provide their negotiator at the agency a introducer fee or hit his conveyancing targets demanded by HQ.

Jane (my partner) and I may need to rent out our Kirkby in Ashfield garden flat for a while due to a new job. We used a Kirkby in Ashfield conveyancing firm in 2002 but they have since shut and we did not have the foresight to get any guidance as to whether the lease prohibits the subletting of the flat. How do we find out?

The lease governs relations between the freeholder and you the flat owner; in particular, it will indicate if subletting is prohibited, or permitted but only subject to certain caveats. The rule is that if the lease contains no expres ban or restriction, subletting is allowed. Most leases in Kirkby in Ashfield do not prevent strict prohibition on subletting – such a clause would adversely affect the market value the flat. In most cases there is a basic requirement that the owner notifies the freeholder, possibly sending a duplicate of the sublease.

I invested in buying a 1 bedroom flat in Kirkby in Ashfield, conveyancing was carried out half a dozen years ago. How much will my lease extension cost? Equivalent flats in Kirkby in Ashfield with an extended lease are worth £222,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 invoiced annually. The lease runs out on 21st October 2095

With just 70 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £9,500 and £11,000 as well as legals.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure without more comprehensive due diligence. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be additional issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action based on this information without first getting professional advice.