My partner and I are buying our first house. Our solicitor has contact usto enquire if we want to take out extra conveyancing searches. We are really unsure what's needed for conveyancing in Kirkby In Furness

The quantity and type of Kirkby In Furness conveyancing searches should be triggered based entirely on the property, the location, the probability of any of these risks, your knowledge of the region and risks, your general approach to risk. What matters is that you adequately appreciate what information the searches could supply. Then you can decide if you personally think you need that search. If unsure, ask your solicitor to explain.

A colleague recommended that if I am buying in Kirkby In Furness I should ask my conveyancer to perform a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

A search of this type is occasionally included in the estimate for your Kirkby In Furness conveyancing searches. It is a large report of about 40 pages, listing and detailing significant information about Kirkby In Furness around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information about Kirkby In Furness.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on last month in what should have been a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Kirkby In Furness is the location of the property. Is there any guidance you can impart?

Flying freeholds in Kirkby In Furness are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Kirkby In Furness you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Kirkby In Furness may ascertain 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 property.

As co-executor for the estate of my aunt I am selling a house in Monmouth but reside in Kirkby In Furness. My conveyancer (approximately 235 miles awayrequires that I execute a statutory declaration before the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Kirkby In Furness to witness and place their company stamp on the document?

Technically speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are Kirkby In Furness based

Can you provide any advice for leasehold conveyancing in Kirkby In Furness with the intention of saving time on the sale process?

• Much of the frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Kirkby In Furness can be avoided if you appoint lawyers the minute you market your property and request that they start to collate the leasehold documentation which will be required by the purchasers’ representatives.
A minority of Kirkby In Furness leases require Landlord’s consent to the sale and approval of the buyers. If this applies to your lease, you should notify your estate agents to make sure that the purchasers obtain financial (bank) and professional references. Any bank reference will need to confirm that the buyers are able to meet the yearly service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the service charge figures so that they can pass this information on to the buyers or their lawyers. If you have carried out any alterations to the premises would they have required Landlord’s consent? Have you, for example laid down wooden flooring? Kirkby In Furness leases often stipulate that internal structural changes or laying down wooden flooring calls for a licence from the Landlord approving such alterations. If you dont have the paperwork in place you should not contact the landlord without checking with your lawyer in advance. You may think that you are aware of the number of years remaining on your lease but it would be advisable double-check via your lawyers. A purchaser's lawyer will not be happy to advise their client to to exchange contracts if the remaining number of years is less than 80 years. It is therefore essential at an early stage that you consider whether the lease for your property needs extending. If it does, contact your solicitors before you put your home on the market for sale. If there is a history of any disputes with your landlord or managing agents it is essential that these are settled before the property is marketed. The purchasers and their solicitors will be concerned about purchasing a property where a dispute is ongoing. You may have to bite the bullet and discharge any arrears of service charge or settle the dispute prior to completion of the sale. It is therefore preferable to have any dispute settled prior to the contract papers being issued to the buyers’ solicitors. You will still have to reveal particulars of the dispute to the purchasers, but it is better to present the dispute as historic as opposed to unresolved.

I am the registered owner of a leasehold flat in Kirkby In Furness, conveyancing formalities finalised in 1997. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Comparable flats in Kirkby In Furness with a long lease are worth £255,000. The ground rent is £45 invoiced annually. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2099

With 73 years left to run we estimate the price of your lease extension to be between £8,600 and £9,800 as well as costs.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to provide a more accurate figure in the absence of detailed investigations. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other concerns that need to be taken into account and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward based on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.