My partner’s step-father is a conveyancer. I suspect that I will be offered mate’s fee for conveyancing, but if not, what kind of fees should I be paying for conveyancing in Melbourn?

It’s wise to obtain 3 or more like-for-like conveyancing quotes. Make use of our search tool on this page. You will notice that prices seem to vary but service levels do differ between solicitors as is true with the vast majority of professional services.

AssumingI was to buy a freehold homein Melbourn for cash and dispense with a survey and no conveyancing searches how much would I expect to to save on my conveyancing in Melbourn?

The only saving you would make on is the Melbourn conveyancing searches. Your solicitor is required to do the vast majority of work - money laundering, liaising with the vendors property lawyer, SDLT submission, register the property etc. A slight saving might be made by not needing to register a mortgage but it will not be meaningful.

We are planning to acquire a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Melbourn who is on the TSB approved panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a solicitor?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for TSB . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Melbourn.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I have offered on a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Melbourn is the location of the property. What do you suggest?

Flying freeholds in Melbourn are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Melbourn you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Melbourn may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.

My wife and I purchased a leasehold flat in Melbourn. Conveyancing and Nottingham Building Society mortgage went though with no issue. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the reversionary interest in the property. It included a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1998. The conveyancing practitioner in Melbourn who acted for me is not around. Do I pay?

First contact the Land Registry to be sure that the individual claiming to own the freehold is in fact the new freeholder. It is not necessary to instruct a Melbourn conveyancing firm to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for less than a fiver. Rest assured that in any event, even if this is the rightful freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.

Melbourn Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Questions you should consider before buying

The prefered form of lease arrangement is if the freehold title is owned by the leaseholders. In this arrangement the tenants benefit from control and notwithstanding that a managing agent is usually retained where the building is bigger than a house conversion, the managing agent acts for the leaseholders themselves. Is the freehold owned jointly by the leaseholders? It would be sensible to find out as much as possible concerning the managing agents as they can either make life much simpler or uncomfortable. As the proprietor of a leasehold property you are frequently in the clutches of the managing agents both financially and when it comes to every day issues like the tidiness of the common parts. Don't be afraid to ask prospective neighbours whether they are happy with them. In conclusion, investigate as to the dates that the service fees are due to the managing agents and specifically how they are spending the funds.