I am buying a new build apartment in Lancashire. Conveyancing is a frightening process 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.

Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Lancashire

Please supply a car parking plan. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease.

Hoping to buy a property located in Lancashire and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Lancashire. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Lancashire area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Lancashire. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

We are 18 days into a freehold purchase having been directed to conveyancers by the selling agent to execute conveyancing in Lancashire. We are not happy. Can you help me find new solicitors?

A lawyer would need to be really bad in order to consider diss instructing them. Has your mortgage offer been sent? If so you need to advise them of the new contact details and have the mortgage documents are re-issued. The conveyancer should be on the mortgage company approved list to avoid added charges and frustration. So that should be your first question of the new lawyers. The search tool can assist you in finding a bank approved conveyancer for your home move in Lancashire

Can you provide any advice for leasehold conveyancing in Lancashire from the perspective of expediting the sale process?

• Much of the frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Lancashire can be bypassed if you get in touch lawyers the minute you market your property and ask them to put together the leasehold documentation which will be required by the buyers’ solicitors.
You believe that you know the number of years left on your lease but it would be advisable double-check via your lawyers. A purchaser's lawyer will be unlikely to recommend their client to proceed with the purchase of a leasehold property the lease term is less than 80 years. In the circumstances it is important at an early stage that you consider whether the lease requires a lease extension. If it does, contact your solicitors before you put your home on the market for sale. If you are supposed to have a share in the Management Company, you should ensure that you are holding the original share document. Organising a duplicate share certificate is often a time consuming formality and slows down many a Lancashire conveyancing deal. Where a duplicate share is required, do contact the company officers or managing agents (where applicable) for this sooner rather than later. If you have carried out any alterations to the residence would they have required Landlord’s approval? In particular have you installed wooden flooring? Most leases in Lancashire state that internal structural alterations or installing wooden flooring calls for a licence from the Landlord consenting to such works. Where you dont have the paperwork to hand you should not communicate with the landlord without contacting your conveyancer in advance.

I purchased a basement flat in Lancashire, conveyancing having been completed half a dozen years ago. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Corresponding properties in Lancashire with an extended lease are worth £186,000. The ground rent is £55 levied per year. The lease runs out on 21st October 2078

With 52 years remaining on your lease the likely cost is going to range between £29,500 and £34,000 plus legals.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs in the absence of comprehensive due diligence. You should not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be other issues that need to be considered and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action based on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.

Me and my partner are FTB’s just having agreed a price on a property in Lancashire, and are about to get solicitors lined up. We have made use of the various rating tools and the fee estimates are from all over the England and Wales. Is it critical to have a Lancashire conveyancer local to our prospective property? We are happy to do everything over the web, but I am thinking at some stage we may be required to visit the conveyancing practitioner's office to sign papers?

Generally there is no need to physically visit the office of your property lawyer, they can send any relevant documents to you, which you can sign and send back. Many home movers choose to instruct a locally based solicitor, but it's by no means essential for conveyancing in Lancashire.