Can the conveyancing solicitors listed on your site perform right to buy conveyancing in Seaton and Hartley?
We work with numerous conveyancing experts carrying out right to buy conveyancing Do get in touch with the lawyers listed in order to secure a costs calculation.
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Seaton and Hartley. My lender is Tesco Bank
Tesco Bank have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 30/12/2025, the requirements read as follows :
I am purchasing a new build house in Seaton and Hartley with a loan from Accord Mortgages Ltd. The builders refused to budge the price so I negotiated 6k of fixtures and fittings instead. The sale representative suggested that I not to tell my conveyancer about the deal as it would affect 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.
We are 14 days into a freehold purchase having been directed to conveyancers by the estate agent to do our conveyancing in Seaton and Hartley. I am not happy. Can you help me find new lawyers?
A conveyancer would have to be really poor in order to consider diss instructing them. Has the mortgage been issued? If so you need to advise them of the new contact details and get the offer are issued to the new lawyers. The conveyancer needs to be on the banks approved list to avoid escalating expenses and delays. That should be your starting point. The search tool can help you find a bank approved lawyer for your conveyancing in Seaton and Hartley
My wife and I purchased a leasehold flat in Seaton and Hartley. Conveyancing and Barnsley Building Society mortgage are in place. A letter has just been received from someone claiming to own the reversionary interest in the property. Attached was a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1997. The conveyancing solicitor in Seaton and Hartley who acted for me is not around. Any advice?
The first thing you should do is make enquiries of the Land Registry to make sure that this person is indeed the new freeholder. You do not need to incur the fees of a Seaton and Hartley conveyancing solicitor to do this as it can be done on-line for less than a fiver. Rest assured that regardless, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.
I invested in buying a 1st floor flat in Seaton and Hartley, conveyancing was carried out half a dozen years ago. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Corresponding properties in Seaton and Hartley with an extended lease are worth £191,000. The ground rent is £55 per annum. The lease runs out on 21st October 2078
With only 53 years left to run we estimate the price of your lease extension to span between £27,600 and £31,800 as well as costs.
The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to supply a more accurate figure in the absence of detailed due diligence. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be additional concerns that need to be taken into account and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action placing reliance on this information without first getting professional advice.