I am searching for value for money property lawyer. Do I opt for a web based conveyancer rather than a high street Mayfield conveyancing solicitor?

Generally conveyancing solicitors in your location will enjoy excellent relationships with your local authority, which could help with your Mayfield conveyancing searches that your solicitor will require. It can only be a plus if they have strong relationships with the Land Registry overseeing your area Mayfield, other property lawyers in the area and Mayfield property agents.

Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Mayfield ahead of appointing lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. The surveyor has said that some lenders may not give a loan on a flying freehold property.

It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different requirements for example to Halifax. If you call us we can investigate further with the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Mayfield. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Mayfield to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.

I'm remortgaging my existing home to a buy to let loan with Halifax and I will use the rest of the raised equity towards another property. The area we are looking at is Mayfield. Will your solicitors be able to act for the two lenders and link together the conveyances?

Do use our search tool on this page to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panels. Having checked that they are the lawyer should be able to tie up the two conveyancing matters but you should talk with you solicitor and communicate your expectations and requirements.

We're new to the buying process - agreed a price, yet the agent advised that the vendor will only go ahead if we appoint their chosen solicitors as they need a ‘quick sale’. We would rather use a family solicitor accustomed to conveyancing in Mayfield

It is unlikely the vendors are behind this. If they desire ‘a quick sale', turning down a motivated purchaser is going to damage their objectives. Speak to the owners direct and explain that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances arranged © you do not need to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you are going to instruct your own,trusted Mayfield conveyancing lawyers - not the ones that will provide their negotiator at the agency a introducer fee or achieve conveyancing thresholds set by HQ.

Back In 2003, I bought a leasehold house in Mayfield. Conveyancing and Godiva Mortgages Ltd mortgage are in place. A letter has just been received from someone saying they have taken over the freehold. Attached was a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1997. The conveyancing solicitor in Mayfield who acted for me is not around. What should I do?

The first thing you should do is make enquiries of the Land Registry to make sure that this person is in fact the new freeholder. It is not necessary to incur the fees of a Mayfield conveyancing solicitor to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for £3. Rest assured that regardless, even if this is the rightful landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

Mayfield Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Queries before buying

Best to be warned whether changing the roof or some other major work is coming up that will be shared amongst the leasehold owners and may well materially increase the the service fees or require a specific invoice. The prefered form of lease arrangement is where the freehold reversion is in the ownership of the leaseholders. In this arrangement the tenants enjoy being in charge if their destiny and notwithstanding that a managing agent is often retained where the building is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent retained by the leaseholders.