I have just over seventy years left on my lease and need a lease extension for my apartment in Moreton In Marsh. Conveyancing solicitors on the Platform panel can deal with such extensions right?

Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are securing a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 14/11/2025 the requirements read as follows :

Forgive me if this question is silly but I am unseasoned as a 1st time buyer of a two bedroom flat in Moreton In Marsh. Do I receive the keys to the house on the completion date from my solicitor? If so, I will instruct a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Moreton In Marsh?

There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will transfer the purchase money to the vendor’s lawyers, and once they have received this, you will be invited to pick up the keys from the Estate Agents and start moving into the property. This tends to happen between 1 and 3pm.

I am purchasing a 4 bedroom semi-detached house in Moreton In Marsh. We would like to carry out an extension to the side at the house.Will legal conveyancing on the property involve enquiries to ascertain if these alterations are prohibited?

Your property lawyer will review the deeds as conveyancing in Moreton In Marsh can sometimes reveal restrictions in the title deeds which prevent certain works or require the permission of another owner. Many extensions require local authority planning permissions and approval under the building regulations. Many areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or impact extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.

Intending to buy a flat in Moreton In Marsh. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Lloyds conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Moreton In Marsh lawyer is on the Lloyds conveyancing panel.

I am purchasing my first flat in Moreton In Marsh benefiting from help to buy. The sellers would not reduce the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The sale representative advised me not to tell my lawyer about this extras as it will put at risk my mortgage with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a leasehold apartment up to £245,000 and identified one round the corner in Moreton In Marsh I like with a park and station nearby, however it only has 51 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Moreton In Marsh suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a lease with such few years left?

If you need a mortgage the shortness of the lease will likely be problematic. Reduce the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current owner has owned the premises for a minimum of 2 years you may ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer about this matter.

I have been sourcing a conveyancing lawyer in Moreton In Marsh for my house move. Is it possible to review a firm’s record with the profession’s regulator?

Members of the public may search for published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from investigations commenced on or after 1 January 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's record, ring 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 sometimes recorded call for training reasons.