The lawyer who dealt with my previous purchase has quoted £1350 for fixed fee conveyancing in Ludgershall. I’m hoping to downsize from a newly refurbished detached home for £275,000. This appears over the top. Is it in excess of the average fee for conveyancing in Ludgershall?

The estimate does seem a tad overpriced. Where you are content to invest time comparing quotes you might reduce the fees marginally by perhaps £125. That being said, you maycome to regret opting for an a cheaper solicitor. Don't forget to be sure that the firm can also act for your mortgage company. You can use our comparison tool to select a Ludgershall conveyancing practice on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Ludgershall.

We are planning to move house in December. Does my conveyancing solicitor call the removal company on the day of completion. As an aside, can you recommend a removal company in Ludgershall. Conveyancing firm was chosen before I stumbled across this website.

On the afternoon of completion you will need to pick up the house keys from the selling agent however this should only be done once the vendors conveyancers confirm to the agent that they acknowledge receipt of the completion payment and the keys can be given over. Subsequently you can inform the removal company that you are ready to move in. As a matter of policy we do not suggest a specific removal company but can assist you in locating a conveyancing in Ludgershall or a legal practice with expertise in conveyancing in Ludgershall.

Two weeks ago we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Lloyds. Ludgershall conveyancing solicitors are chosen. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Lloyds?

There is no definitive answer here. Have Lloyds done the survey? Have you advised Lloyds as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Lloyds conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.

After months of negotiation I have agreed a price on an apartment in Ludgershall. My financial adviser suggested a lawyer. I paid an upfront payment of £150. Not long after, the conveyancing practitioner contacted me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Nottingham 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 Nottingham 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.

My friend recommended that if I am purchasing in Ludgershall I should ask my conveyancer to perform a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

A search of this type is occasionally included in the estimate for your Ludgershall conveyancing searches. It is a large report of about 40 pages, listing and setting out significant information about Ludgershall around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Ludgershall Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding Ludgershall.

I am using a search engine for the words on line conveyancing in Ludgershall it shows results of many solicitorslocally. With so much choice what is the best way to find the right property lawyer for me?

The best way of choosing a suitable conveyancer is via personal recommendation, so enquire of colleagues and relatives who have bought a property in Ludgershall or a respected estate agent or financial adviser. Charges for conveyancing in Ludgershall vary, so it's advisable to obtain a minimum of three quotes from varying types of companies. Be sure to seek confirmation that the fees are fixed.

I am employed by a long established estate agent office in Ludgershall where we see a few flat sales put at risk as a result of short leases. I have received conflicting advice from local Ludgershall conveyancing firms. Please can you shed some light as to whether the vendor of a flat can initiate the lease extension process for the purchaser on completion of the sale?

As long as the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the buyer need not have to wait 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment has to be done prior to, or at the same time as completion of the disposal of the property.

Alternatively, it may be possible to extend the lease informally by agreement with the landlord either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the purchaser.

I bought a 2 bed flat in Ludgershall, conveyancing having been completed half a dozen years ago. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Equivalent flats in Ludgershall with over 90 years remaining are worth £197,000. The ground rent is £55 levied per year. The lease terminates on 21st October 2080

You have 55 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £31,400 and £36,200 as well as professional fees.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to advice on the actual costs in the absence of comprehensive investigations. You should not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be additional issues that need to be considered and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward placing reliance on this information without first getting professional advice.