Can the conveyancing solicitors via your comparison service conduct conveyancing in Leicester by way of an attended exchange?
We do have a number of conveyancing experts carrying out personalised exchanges. Please contact us to get a fee calculation and details as to availability.
The deeds to our house are lost. The solicitors who dealt with the conveyancing in Leicester 5 years ago no longer exist. What are my options?
As long as the title is registered the information relating to your ownership will be documented by the Land Registry under a Title Number. It is easy to carry out a search at the Land Registry, locate your property and get current copies of the property title for less than a fiver. Where the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will in most cases hold a certified copy of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be retrieved for twenty pounds.
How does conveyancing in Leicester differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build residence in Leicester contact us having been asked by the builder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is constructed. This is because builders in Leicester typically acquire the real estate, 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 accustomed to new build conveyancing in Leicester or who has acted in the same development.
I have been on the look out for a ground for flat up to £235,500 and found one round the corner in Leicester I like with open areas and transport links nearby, the downside is that it's only got 52 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Leicester in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a short lease?
If you require a mortgage the remaining unexpired lease term will be an issue. Reduce the price by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing owner has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you could request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor regarding this.
My husband and I are FTB’s - had an offer accepted, but the selling agent informed us that the seller will only proceed if we use the agent's chosen solicitors as they want an ‘expedited deal’. We would rather use a high street solicitor used to conveyancing in Leicester
We suspect that the seller is not behind this demand. Should the vendor require ‘a quick sale', turning down a motivated buyer is counter productive. Speak to the owners direct and make sure they comprehend that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to go, with finances in place © you are unencumbered (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you will continue to appoint your preferred Leicester conveyancing solicitors - not the ones that will give their estate agent a introducer fee or meet his conveyancing thresholds demanded by HQ.