I am in need of a property lawyer. Do I opt for a nationwide conveyancer rather than a high street Marston Moretaine conveyancing solicitor?

Existing third party relationships is an important consideration when appointing conveyancing solicitors. Marston Moretaine law firms enjoy long term relationships with lenders and estate, local authorities, surveyors and other law firms meaning you will move in shortest possible time. Possessing specialist intelligence of the local area is also a plus .

My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Marston Moretaine. I I am struggling to find out if they are accepted on the HSBC Bank conveyancing panel. Can you help?

You should call the lawyer and enquire if they are on the lender panel. Alternatively you should get in touch with HSBC Bank who may be able to help.

I am a sole trader hoping to lease a unit on the high street. Can you recommend solicitors offering competitive costs for non-domestic conveyancing in Marston Moretaine for less than £2000?

We can recommend firms who have specialist knowledge of commercial conveyancing in Marston Moretaine, including the sale and purchase of businesses as well as simply premises. If you are intending to purchase or dispose of a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail premises or a complete business we can put you in touch with the right lawyer. As for the charges this will depend on the structure and heads of terms of the deal. Please provide us with your contact information or phone us so that we may provide you with comprehensive commercial conveyancing calculation.

I am employed by a long established estate agency in Marston Moretaine where we see a number of flat sales derailed as a result of leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have been given inconsistent advice from local Marston Moretaine conveyancing solicitors. Could you clarify whether the owner of a flat can start the lease extension formalities for the purchaser on completion of the sale?

Provided that 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. The benefit of this is 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 before, or simultaneously with completion of the disposal of the property.

Alternatively, it may be possible to agree the lease extension with the freeholder 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.

Marston Moretaine Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Questions you should consider before buying

Does the lease include onerous restrictions? What is the annual service fee and ground rent?

I purchased a property in Marston Moretaine last 7/10/2024 and to date it is still not recorded with the Land Registry. It was part of a new estate and my conveyancing practitioner told me that it may take twelve months to complete the registration formalities. I have spoken with HMLR directly and they have informed me the initial application was cancelled due to failure to reply to requisitions. Do I need to be concerned?

get in touch with your solicitor - if you are not getting sensible responses, enquire as to their internal complaints process and amplify your problem to a Complaints Manager. Registrations for Marston Moretaine conveyancing are not known to be particularly slow.