Can your site be used to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Sandbanks even if I’m not buying or selling a house, for example where I wish to acquire an office in Sandbanks with a mortgage from The Mortgage Works?

The service is mainly used to locate domestic conveyancing solicitors in Sandbanks but we have listed at the bottom of this page a few Sandbanks commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to enquire with the firm directly to establish if they are also authorised to represent The Mortgage Works

The deeds to our property are lost. The solicitors who did the conveyancing in Sandbanks 10 years ago are no longer around. What are my next steps?

Gone are the days when you need to have the physical official documentation to evidence that you own the land or property, as the Land Registry hold details of all registered land or property electronically.

I am looking for a flat up to £245,000 and found one round the corner in Sandbanks I like with a park and station nearby, the downside is that it only has 51 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in Sandbanks for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a short lease?

If you require a home loan that many years will be problematic. Reduce the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing proprietor has owned the premises for a minimum of twenty four months you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor about this matter.

In my capacity as executor for the will of my grandmother I am disposing of a residence in Monmouth but live in Sandbanks. My conveyancer (based 260 kilometers from meneeds me to sign a statutory declaration ahead of the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Sandbanks to attest and place their company stamp on the document?

Technically speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are based in Sandbanks

There are a lot of houses in Sandbanks on private lanes. We are purchasing such a house. Are there any advantages to buying a residence on a privately owned road?

Sandbanks conveyancing firms are used to conveyancing propertieson private. Your property lawyer should investigate Land Registry data to find any rights or responsibilities. It is possible that there is a management company (wholly owned by residents) that proprietors make annual contributions for the upkeep of the road. If one exists, the road will likely be maintained and look better than council adopted.