Our family solicitor has given a fee calculation of £1350 for leasehold conveyancing in Lacock. I’m selling a newly refurbished property for £275,000. This seems overpriced. Is it above the average fee for conveyancing in Lacock?

The estimate does seem a tad overpriced. If you shop around you may be able to reduce the fees slightly by perhaps £100 plus VAT. That being said, you mightlive to regret opting for an an untested solicitor. If is important to enquire the conveyancer can also act for your bank. You can utilise our comparison tool to find a Lacock conveyancing practice on the lender’s approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Lacock.

Are the Lacock conveyancing solicitors identified as being on the Lloyds conveyancing panel, together with their details provided by Lloyds?

Lacock conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Lloyds conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Lloyds directly.

What can a local search tell me concerning the house I am purchasing in Lacock?

Lacock conveyancing often commences with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company such as Searchflow The local search is essential in every Lacock conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any nasty once you have moved into your property. The search should reveal information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of 13 subject headings.

I opted to have a survey completed on a property in Lacock in advance of appointing conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. Our surveyor advised that some lenders will refuse to issue a mortgage on a flying freehold property.

It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different instructions from Nationwide. Should you wish to telephone us we can check via the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Lacock. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Lacock to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.

Estate agents have just been given the go-ahead to market my garden apartment in Lacock. Conveyancing lawyers have not yet been instructed, however I have just received a quarterly service charge invoice – what should I do?

Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should pay the service charge as normal as all ground rent and maintenance invoices will be allotted on completion, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.

Lacock Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Questions you should consider Prior to Purchasing

What restrictions exist in the Lacock Lease? The answer will be useful as a) areas could cause problems for the block as the common areas may begin to deteriorate where maintenance are not paid for b) if the tenants have an issue with the running of the building you will wish to have complete disclosure