I am about to put a bid on a leasehold apartment in Newbury Park. The property agents assure me that it is standard for flats in Newbury Park to have less than 75 years left on the lease. I am expecting a mortgage with Tesco Bank. Will the property be mortgageable given that the lease has 69 years unexpired.

Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are obtaining a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Tesco Bank have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 24/5/2023 the requirements read as follows :

My wife and I are purchasing a property in Newbury Park. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a solicitor? On completion day we have to put money into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our monies?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

I am assisting my sister sell her flat in Newbury Park. Will the conveyancer arrange an energy performance certificate or it is for the owner to see to?

Following the abolition of Home Packs, energy performance certificates was retained a compulsory part of selling a house. An energy assessment must be commissioned in advance of the property being marketed. It is not something that lawyers normally arrange. Where you are instructing a Newbury Park conveyancing lawyer they might help arrange energy assessments given their contacts with reputable local providers

Can you point me to a directory of Leeds Building Society panel solicitors in Newbury Park on the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Website?

No. There is no such directory service on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association websites. Very few lenders make their panel listings open the public online. If you are looking for a Newbury Park solicitor on the Leeds Building Society please use our facility.

My colleague recommended that where I am buying in Newbury Park I should ask my conveyancer to perform a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

A search of this type is sometimes quoted for as part of the standard Newbury Park conveyancing searches. It is not a small report of about 40 pages, listing and setting out important information about Newbury Park around the property and the people living there. It includes 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, Newbury Park Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information concerning Newbury Park.

In my capacity as executor for the will of my uncle I am selling a house in Monmouth but reside in Newbury Park. My lawyer (who is 250 miles from mehas requested that I sign a statutory declaration prior to the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Newbury Park to attest and place their company stamp on the document?

Technically speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are based in Newbury Park

Me and mypartner and I are are seeking to find an affordable conveyancing lawyer in Newbury Park to assist me in selling my home. I am aware of the dangers of getting ripped off but with many Newbury Park conveyancing firms to choose from...who's the best?

An unbiased personal recommendation from a friend or family member who has used a conveyancing solicitor before is no doubt a preferable. You are bound to know someone who has used a conveyancing solicitor in the past. Feel free to utilise our comparison tool for Newbury Park conveyancing quotes