How can we tell if a Long Eaton conveyancing solicitor on the panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in Long Eaton getting recommendations is a sensible starting point. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one advertising the lowest fees. We would always recommend that you speak with the solicitor conducting your conveyancing.

Two weeks ago we had a mortgage agreed in principle with . Long Eaton conveyancing solicitors have been selected. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from ?

There is no definitive answer here. Have conducted the survey? Have you informed as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.

After weeks of negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Long Eaton. My mortgage broker suggested a . I paid an on account payment of £225. Soon after, the called me to say that they were not on the conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

How does conveyancing in Long Eaton differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Long Eaton approach us having been asked by the builder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is finished. This is because developers in Long Eaton tend to buy 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 conveyancers 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 Long Eaton or who has acted in the same development.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £235,500 and identified one close by in Long Eaton I like with amenity areas and railway links nearby, however it only has 52 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Long Eaton in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a short lease?

If you require a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term will be a potential deal breaker. Discount the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing owner has owned the premises for a minimum of twenty four months you could request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor concerning this.

My husband and I are first time buyers - agreed a price, yet the property agent has warned us that the vendor will only go ahead if we use the agent's chosen conveyancers as they want a ‘quick sale’. We would rather use a family solicitor used to conveyancing in Long Eaton

We suspect that the seller is unaware of this ultimatum. Should the vendor desire ‘a quick sale', turning down a serious buyer is is going to put the whole deal at risk. Contact the vendors directly and explain that (a)you are serious buyers (b)you are ready to progress, with mortgage lined up © you have nothing to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you will continue to use your own,trusted Long Eaton conveyancing solicitors - as opposed tothose that will provide their estate agent a referral fee or achieve conveyancing targets pre-set by HQ.

Should local authority consent be needed to split a house into two appartments in Long Eaton? This has taken place to a house next door to my house in Long Eaton and was not aware of it happening until it was done.

Planning Permission yes. Building Regulations yes.