We were about to choose a conveyancing solicitor in Pitstone listed using your search tool but stumbled across alternative costs illustrations via the web appear cheaper – how come?

One can find many firms of solicitors promoting self styled cut-price conveyancing, yet more often than not extracosts end up with the completion invoice totally different to the one you expected. Solicitors are duty bound to ensure charges listed in terms and conditions should be equitable raised The solicitors that we put forward for conveyancing in Pitstone specify all legal fees for a standard conveyancing case.

We see that you have a search directory listing firms on the Nottingham conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I retain them for our own conveyancing in Pitstone?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Nottingham conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Pitstone.

How does conveyancing in Pitstone differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build premises in Pitstone contact us having been asked by the developer to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is built. This is because developers in Pitstone tend to acquire the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Pitstone or who has acted in the same development.

I am in need of some leasehold conveyancing in Pitstone. Before diving in I require certainty as to the unexpired term of the lease.

If the lease is recorded at the land registry - and most are in Pitstone - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.

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

Best to be warned if window replacement or some other major work is due in the near future to be shared amongst the leaseholders and may well materially increase the the maintenance fees or result in a one time invoice. Its a good idea to discover as much as you can about the company managing the building as they will impact your use and enjoyment of the property. Being a leasehold owner you are frequently in the clutches of the managing agents from a financial perspective and when it comes to day to day issues such as the cleanliness of the communal areas. You should not be shy to ask other people whether they are happy with them. In conclusion, find out the dates that you are obliged pay the maintenance charge to the managing agents and precisely what it includes. The answer will be helpful as a) areas can result in problems in the building as the common areas may start to deteriorate if services are not paid for b) if the tenants have an issue with the managing agents you will need to know about it

My husband and I are planning to purchase a four bedroom first floor flatin Pitstone with a residential mortgage from a mortgage company. We like our conveyancer in Pitstone but our bank inform us now that she’s not on their "panel". We have to appoint from the our bank panel firms or stay with our Pitstone solicitor and incur the extra legals for one of their panel ones to represent our bank. This seems very unfair; Can we not simply insist that our mortgage company use our Pitstone lawyer?

No, not really. The bank mortgage issued is subject to its terms and conditions, one of which will be that solicitors will on the lender's conveyancing panel. in the past, most banks had open panels, including many conveyancing solicitors in Pitstone : a mortgagee could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. Another option that might be available is for your solicitors to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for your mortgage company.