Is there a reason to instruct a Lickey End conveyancing firm when web based conveyancers are more affordable?

By all means make sure that you scrutinise conveyancing costs in Lickey End and you should seek a reasonable estimate but don’t be focused with searching for the lowest priced Lickey End conveyancer. Identifying the right conveyancer can mark the distinction between a smooth and a frustrating house move. It is important that you ensure that you have expert guidance from a specialist solicitor. An e-mail can never be as helpful as a phone conversation and can never replicate a face to face consultation. The firms that we work with will allocate you a qualified and top rated conveyancing solicitor who can tackle your conveyancing from start to finish, giving the sort of hand holding that you are unlikely to received from an web based conveyancer. He or She will inform you on any developments making sure that you are never in the dark. Should you need to call the firm you will be sure who you need to speak to and we'll ensure you're not left wondering what's going on.

We are planning on selling our house in Lickey End and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was built on contaminated land. A high street Lickey End conveyancer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers used a nationwide conveyancing firm as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Lickey End. Having lived in Lickey End for 4 years we know of no issue. Should we get in touch with our local Authority to seek clarification need.

It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing lawyer already. Are they able to advise? You need to enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same illness)

What tools are available to locate a Lickey End solicitor on the Platform Home Loans Ltd conveyancing panel? I have a car and am willing to travel upto 10kilometers to meet the conveyancer.

You can use the search on this website. Please select a lender and your location and you will see a number of Lickey End conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have detailed some Lickey End conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can contact them to verify if they are on the Platform Home Loans Ltd member panel

Can you provide any top tips for leasehold conveyancing in Lickey End from the perspective of saving time on the sale process?

• Much of the frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Lickey End can be reduced where you get in touch lawyers as soon as you market your property and ask them to put together the leasehold documentation needed by the buyers’ conveyancers.
A minority of Lickey End leases require Landlord’s consent to the sale and approval of the buyers. If this is the case, you should notify your estate agents to make sure that the purchasers put in hand bank and professional references. The bank reference will need to confirm that the buyers are able to meet the yearly service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the service charge figures so that they can pass this information on to the buyers or their lawyers. If you have had conflict with your landlord or managing agents it is very important that these are settled prior to the flat being marketed. The purchasers and their solicitors will be reluctant to purchase a flat where a dispute is unresolved. You may need to swallow your pride and discharge any arrears of service charge or settle the dispute prior to the buyers completing the purchase. It is therefore preferable to have any dispute settled ahead of the contract papers being issued to the buyers’ solicitors. You are still duty bound to disclose details of the dispute to the purchasers, but it is better to present the dispute as historic rather than unresolved. If you have the benefit of shareholding in the freehold, you should make sure that you are holding the original share document. Organising a replacement share certificate can be a time consuming formality and frustrates many a Lickey End conveyancing transaction. If a duplicate share certificate is needed, you should approach the company director and secretary or managing agents (where applicable) for this sooner rather than later.

I acquired a ground floor flat in Lickey End, conveyancing was carried out April 1997. How much will my lease extension cost? Corresponding properties in Lickey End with a long lease are worth £227,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 invoiced every year. The lease ends on 21st October 2098

With 72 years left to run the likely cost is going to be between £9,500 and £11,000 plus legals.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to advice on a more accurate figure without more detailed investigations. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward based on this information before getting professional advice.

To what extent are Lickey End conveyancing solicitors duty bound by the Law Society to issue transparent conveyancing costs?

Inbuilt into the Solicitors Code of Conduct are specific rules and regulations as to how the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) allow solicitors to publicise their fees to clients.The Law Society have practice note giving advice on how to publicise transparent charges to avoid breaching any such rule. Practice notes are not legal advice issued by the Law Society and is not to be interpreted as the only standard of good practice a conveyancing solicitor should adhere to. The Practice Note does, nevertheless, represent the Law Society’s view of acceptable practice for publicising conveyancing charges, and accordingly it’s a recommended read for any solicitor or conveyancer in Lickey End or further afield.