How do I find the right lawyer to provide a first class service for our conveyancing in Lees?

First ask your friends and family who they would recommend.

Second, search the internet for conveyancing in Lees. Ring two or three listed and invite them to forward you their conveyancing charges and discuss your needs with the solicitor who will handle your conveyancing ahead ofcommitting.

Option 3 is to use our search tool to help you find the right solicitors taking into account your own expectations including location,deadlines, complications and who the proposed mortgage company is. Avoid the trap of appointing low cost conveyancing in Lees

The Lees conveyancing firm that just started acting on my purchase in Lees have without warning closed. I chose them because I had to have a lawyer on the Nottingham conveyancing panel and my preferred Lees lawyer was not. I sent them a cheque for two hundred pounds in advance. What are my options?

Assuming that you have an Estate Agent in the equation then let them know straight away so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to the problems encountered. Hopefully they will be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You will need to appoint new lawyers that are on the Nottingham conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new lawyers should be in a position to assist.

How does conveyancing in Lees differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build premises in Lees contact us having been asked by the housebuilder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is finished. This is because builders in Lees tend to purchase the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Lees or who has acted in the same development.

What advice can you give us when it comes to appointing a Lees conveyancing firm to carry out our lease extension conveyancing?

When appointing a conveyancer for lease extension works (regardless if they are a Lees conveyancing firm) it is essential that he or she should be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of conveyancing. We suggest that you talk with several firms including non Lees conveyancing practices before you instructing a firm. Where the conveyancing practice is ALEP accredited then that’s a bonus. The following questions might be of use:

If the firm is not ALEP accredited then why not? Can they put you in touch with clients in Lees who can give a testimonial?

Lees Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Questions you should consider before Purchasing

How much is the yearly service fee and ground rent? Who takes charge for maintaining and repairing the block? What is the the remaining lease term?

My partner and I yesterday discovered that one of the partners of the conveyancing practice undertaking the purchase conveyancing in Lees is an aunty of the seller. Is this allowed?

As long as no conflict arises this should be fine. If you are needing mortgage finance then the bank may have a say as many lenders have specific instructions on this. For example for Halifax Loans as of 23/4/2024, the requirements read as follows :