After what seems like an age a loan agreement from Santander for the refinancing of my 3 bedroom garden flat is coming imminently. Are you able to suggest a low cost conveyancing law firm in Sawtry?

You are on the wrong site if you are seeking cut-price fees for conveyancing in Sawtry. Our aim is to provide cost effective conveyancing but we do not work with the cheapest lawyers. Do not be seduced by brokers offering the bait of £100 conveyancing in Sawtry. The optimum result, in deciding on low cost conveyancing, you will receive what you pay for and at worst you will end up spending a lot in extras and still not get the service you were looking for.

I am buying a new build apartment in Sawtry. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Sawtry

Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose?

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on last month in what should have been a simple, chain free conveyancing. Sawtry is the location of the property. What do you suggest?

Flying freeholds in Sawtry are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Sawtry you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Sawtry may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.

We're novice buyers - agreed a price, but the estate agent has warned us that the seller will only proceed if we appoint their recommended solicitors as they need an ‘expedited deal’. Our preferred option is to instruct a local conveyancer with experience of conveyancing in Sawtry

It is improbable the owners are behind this. Should the seller require ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a motivated purchaser is not the way to achieve this. Bypass the agents and go straight to the sellers and make sure they understand (a)you are serious purchasers (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you are chain free (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you intend to appoint your own,trusted Sawtry conveyancing lawyers - as opposed tothose that will earn the negotiator at the agency a introducer fee or hit his conveyancing targets demanded by HQ.

Our conveyancer has advised that he intends to complete and exchange simultaneously on the sale of our £325,000 flat in Sawtry next Monday. The managing agents has quoted £396 for Landlord’s certificate, building insurance schedule and previous years statements of service charge. Is the landlord entitled to charge such fees for a leasehold conveyance in Sawtry?

Sawtry conveyancing on leasehold maisonettes more often than not necessitates the buyer’s lawyer sending questions for the landlord to answer. Although the landlord is not legally bound to answer these enquiries most will be content to do so. They may levy a reasonable charge for answering enquiries or supplying documentation. There is no upper cap for such fees. The average fee for the paperwork that you are referring to is £350, in some transactions it exceeds £800. The management information fee levied by the landlord must be accompanied by a summary of entitlements and obligations in respect of administration fees, otherwise the charge is technically not due. Reality however dictates that you have little choice but to pay whatever is demanded should you wish to exchange contracts with the buyer.

Sawtry Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Questions you should ask before buying

How many years remain on the lease? This information is important as a) areas can result in problems in the block as the common areas may start to deteriorate where maintenance remain unpaid b) if the tenants have a dispute with the managing agents you will wish to know about it Who are the managing agents?