We note that you have a search directory listing firms on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I appoint them for our own conveyancing in Longfield?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Longfield.

I used Wolstenholmes several years past for my conveyancing in Longfield. I now require my papers however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Longfield of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am looking for a leasehold apartment up to £245,000 and found one round the corner in Longfield I like with a park and railway links nearby, the downside is that it only has 52 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in Longfield suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a short lease?

If you need a mortgage that many years will be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you could request that they start the process of the extension and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor regarding this matter.

I need to instruct a conveyancing lawyer in Longfield for my house move. Can I check a firm’s complaints history with the legal regulator?

Members of the public can read presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations arising from inquisitions started on or after Jan 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors record, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For non-uk callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator may recorded call for training reasons.

Due to sign contracts shortly on a leasehold property in Longfield. Conveyancing lawyers have said that they will have a report out to me on Monday. What should I be looking out for?

The report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Longfield should include some of the following:

Ground rent - what is due and when you need to pay, and be on notice if this will change in the future The length of the lease term. You should be advised as what happens when the lease ends, and informed of the importance of the 80 year mark You should know if the lease allows you to change or improve aspects of the premises- you must be made aware as to whether any restrictions relates to all alterations or limited to structural alteration, and whether consent is mandated necessary You must be advised what is to be regarded as a Nuisance as far as the lease is concerned Where does the liability rest for repairing the window frames

Leasehold Conveyancing in Longfield - Sample of Queries before buying

Does the lease have onerous restrictions? Most Longfield leasehold flats will have a service bill for maintenance of the block levied on behalf of the landlord. Where you purchase the flat you will have to meet this amount, usually periodically throughout the year. This could vary from two or three hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for buildings with lifts and large communal areas. There will also be a ground rent to be met yearly, ordinarily this is not a large figure, say approximately £25-£75 but you need to check it because sometimes it can be prohibitively expensive. This question is useful as a) areas can result in problems in the building as the common areas may begin to deteriorate if maintenance are not paid for b) if the tenants have a dispute with the running of the building you will want to have all the details