My previous lawyer has quoted £1150 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Little Hampton. I am hoping to downsize from a modern house for £225,000. Are these estimated fees excessive? Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Little Hampton?

The charges are a tad high. Where you are happy to expend time comparing prices you could decrease the fees marginally by say £125. That being said, you couldcome to rue choosing an a cheaper solicitor. If is important to be sure the conveyancer can act for your mortgage company. You can utilise our comparison tool to locate a Little Hampton conveyancing practice on the lender’s approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Little Hampton.

Do lenders provide you with an approved list of Little Hampton conveyancing solicitors? How do you know who is on the RBS conveyancing panel?

Little Hampton conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the RBS conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from RBS directly.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Little Hampton. Conveyancing is daunting 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 conveyancing.

Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Little Hampton

If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a simple, chain free conveyancing. Little Hampton is the location of the property. Can you offer any assistance?

Flying freeholds in Little Hampton are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Little Hampton you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Little Hampton may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.

I've found a house that appears to tick a lot of boxes, at a reasonable price which is making it more attractive. I have subsequently been informed that the title is leasehold rather than freehold. I would have thought that there are issues purchasing a leasehold house in Little Hampton. Conveyancing lawyers have are about to be appointed. Will they explain the issues?

Most houses in Little Hampton are freehold and not leasehold. In this scenario it’s worth having a local conveyancer who is familiar with the area who can help the conveyancing process. it is apparent that you are purchasing in Little Hampton in which case you should be looking for a Little Hampton conveyancing solicitor and be sure that they have experience in advising on leasehold houses. As a matter of priority you will need to check the unexpired lease term. Being a tenant you will not be entirely free to do whatever you want to the property. The lease comes with conditions such as obtaining the freeholder’spermission to conduct alterations. You may also be required to pay a maintenance charge towards the upkeep of the communal areas where the property is part of an estate. Your solicitor should report to you on the legal implications.

Little Hampton Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Questions you should consider Prior to Purchasing

Most Little Hampton leasehold properties will have a service bill for the upkeep of the building levied on behalf of the landlord. Where you buy the apartment you will have to meet this contribution, normally quarterly throughout the year. This could vary from several hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for blocks with lifts and large common areas. In all probability there will be a rentcharge to be met annual, normally this is not a large sum, say approximately £25-£75 but you need to check as on occasion it can be many hundreds of pounds. You should be aware that where the lease has fewer than 80 years it will have adverse implications on the salability of the flat. It is worth checking with your lender that they are willing to go ahead with the loan given the lease term. Leases with less than 80 years remaining means that you will almost definitely have to extend the lease sooner rather than later and you need to have some idea of what this will be. For most Little Hamptonlease extensions you will be be obliged to have owned the property for a couple of years before you are legally able to exercise a lease extension.