After what seems like an age a loan offer from Santander for the refinancing of my 4 room maisonette is due by the end of next week. Are you able to suggest a cheap conveyancing law firm in Oxted?

This site is not designed to aid those in their quest for cut-price fees for conveyancing solicitors in Oxted. Our intention is to offer affordable conveyancing but our intention is not to advertise as being the cheapest. Avoid the trap of appointing brokers teasing you with £99 conveyancing in Oxted. Optimistically, in deciding on low cost conveyancing, you will get your money’s worth and at worst it will result in you with a hefty uplift in additional fees and still not receive the service you were hoping for.

Having sold my house in Oxted last March yet the purchaser is SMS messaging daily to moan that their lawyer needs to hear from mine. What should my lawyer have done following completion?

Following your disposal your lawyer is committed to forward the transfer deeds and all of the paperwork to the purchaser's solicitors. If applicable, your lawyer must also confirm that the mortgage has been repaid to the purchasers lawyers. There is unlikely to be post completion requirements peculiar conveyancing in Oxted.

Should commercial conveyancing searches reveal proposed roadworks that could affect a commercial estate in Oxted?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Oxted will conduct a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers invest in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Oxted. The report provides definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Oxted.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Oxted it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately can cause delays to Oxted commercial conveyancing deals as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not ordered for residential conveyancing in Oxted.

I was recommended by numerous estate agents in Oxted to choose a conveyancer using your seach tool. What’s the financial advantage for Estate Agents to promote your lawyers rather than another?

We refuse to offer any financial incentive for pointing buyers and sellers to this site. We thought it would be too underhand to pay a commission because home movers will think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not receiving any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.

I only have 62 years remaining on my flat in Oxted. I now want to get lease extension but my freeholder is missing. What are my options?

If you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be lengthened by the Court. However, you will be required to prove that you have used your best endeavours to track down the freeholder. In some cases a specialist may be useful to carry out a search and to produce a report to be accepted by the court as evidence that the landlord can not be located. It is wise to seek advice from a conveyancer both on investigating the landlord’s absence and the application to the County Court overseeing Oxted.

I bought a basement flat in Oxted, conveyancing formalities finalised 7 years ago. How much will my lease extension cost? Corresponding properties in Oxted with a long lease are worth £260,000. The ground rent is £50 charged once a year. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2100

With just 75 years remaining on your lease the likely cost is going to range between £8,600 and £9,800 plus costs.

The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs without more comprehensive due diligence. Do not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be additional issues that need to be considered and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward based on this information before getting professional advice.