I have 70 years unexpired on my lease and require a lease extension for my apartment in Pulborough. Conveyancing solicitors on the Bank of Ireland 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. Bank of Ireland have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 15/2/2026 the requirements read as follows :
My wife and I are purchasing a property in Pulborough. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a lawyer? At some point we will need to send our life savings into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our deposit?
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 happen to be the sole beneficiary of my late father’s will with all property in now in my sole name, including the my former home in Pulborough. The Pulborough property was put into my name in January. I want to move. I do know about the CML 6 month 'rule', which means that my proprietorship may be treated the same way as though I had purchased the property in January. Do I have to wait half a year to sell?
The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook obliges solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you may be impacted by that. many lenders would take a sensible view as this provision is principally there to pick up on subsales or the quick reselling of property.
Two weeks ago we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Nationwide. Pulborough conveyancing lawyers were instructed. How long does it take for Nationwide to forward the offer to the solicitor?
There is no definitive answer here. Have Nationwide completed the survey? Have you informed Nationwide as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Nationwide conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.
It has been 4 months following my purchase conveyancing in Pulborough took place. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £170,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the asset from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
I am purchasing my first flat in Pulborough with a mortgage from Leeds Building Society. The sellers would not reduce the price so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The sale representative suggested that I not disclose to my conveyancer about the extras as it could impact my loan with the lender. Is this normal?.
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.
If instructed can a conveyancer remove a person from the title of my home in Pulborough ?
Subtracting or adding someone to the title of your property is relatively straightforward. You’ll need to appoint a conveyancing practitioner to discuss your legal rights before you can proceed with a transfer of property. Contact us to book a free consultation with one a conveyancing practitioner