The lawyer who assisted with my former purchase has sent a quote for £1150 for freehold conveyancing in Llangollen. I’m selling a Georgian property for £225,000. Is this too much? Is it above the norm for conveyancing in Llangollen?

The quote is fractionally on the expensive side. Where you are willing to spend time contrasting costs you could trim some of the cost by say £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you couldcome to rue opting for an an untested conveyancer. If is important to enquire that the firm can also act for your bank. Do employ our search tool to select a Llangollen conveyancing practice on the banks member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Llangollen.

My colleague recommended that if I am purchasing in Llangollen I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

A search of this type is occasionally quoted for as part of the standard Llangollen conveyancing searches. It is not a small report of about 40 pages, listing and detailing significant information about Llangollen around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Llangollen Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Llangollen Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data concerning Llangollen.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Llangollen. Conveyancing is a frightening process 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 selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Llangollen

The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Please supply a car parking plan. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?

I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing practitioner in Llangollen for my home move. Is it possible to check a solicitor's complaints history with the legal regulator?

You can read published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from investigations from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's record, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator may monitor call for training reasons.

Having had my offer accepted I require leasehold conveyancing in Llangollen. Before diving in I want to be sure as to the remaining lease term.

Assuming the lease is registered - and most are in Llangollen - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.

Llangollen Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Examples of Queries Prior to buying

How many years remain on the lease? Are any of leasehold owners in arrears of their service charge liability? What prohibitions are there in the Llangollen Lease?