I am buying a right to buy a flat in Leamington Spa. Can I do my own conveyancing?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Leamington Spa you will have to appoint a solicitor on your lender's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Leamington Spa.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my home are lost. The conveyancers who handled the conveyancing in Leamington Spa 4 years ago have long since closed. What are my options?

Nowadays there are copies made of almost everything, and your lawyer will be aware precisely where to locate all the suitable documentation so you may purchase or dispose of your property without a hitch. Where duplicates are not available, your solicitor may be able to put in place insurance or indemnities against future claims on your premises.

About to purchase a new build flat in Leamington Spa. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Leamington Spa

Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Please supply a car parking plan. Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company?

How simple is it to swap firm as I have to select a firm on the Nationwide Building Society conveyancing panel. I hired a local conveyancing solicitor in Leamington Spa round the corner but she is not accepted by Nationwide Building Society

We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Leamington Spa on the Nationwide Building Society panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we work with do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are registered with the Solicitors Regulation Authority who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Leamington Spa. In making use of search facility on this site, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Leamington Spa.

What advice can you give us when it comes to appointing a Leamington Spa conveyancing practice to deal with our lease extension?

If you are instructing a solicitor for your lease extension (regardless if they are a Leamington Spa conveyancing practice) it is most important that they be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of work. We recommend that you speak with two or three firms including non Leamington Spa conveyancing practices before you instructing a firm. Where the conveyancing practice is ALEP accredited then so much the better. The following questions might be helpful:

If the firm is not ALEP accredited then what is the reason? How experienced is the practice with lease extension legislation?

I invested in buying a 1st floor flat in Leamington Spa, conveyancing was carried out half a dozen years ago. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Equivalent properties in Leamington Spa with over 90 years remaining are worth £195,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 yearly. The lease ends on 21st October 2088

With 63 years left to run we estimate the price of your lease extension to be between £16,200 and £18,600 plus professional fees.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to supply a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive due diligence. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other issues that need to be considered and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action placing reliance on this information without first getting professional advice.