Can I use your services to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Shefford even if I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for example if I wish to acquire a shop in Shefford with a mortgage from HSBC Bank?

Our comparison service is predominantly utilised to locate domestic conveyancing solicitors in Shefford but we have set out at the end of this page a few Shefford commercial conveyancing firms. You should speak with the company directly to establish if they can also act for HSBC Bank

I am purchasing my first flat in Shefford with a loan from Barclays . The builders would not reduce the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The house builders rep advised me not inform my solicitor about this deal as it will affect my mortgage with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

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.

In my capacity as executor for the will of my grandfather I am selling a property in Swansea but live in Shefford. My lawyer (approximately 235 miles from meneeds me to execute a stat dec ahead of completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in Shefford who can attest and place their company stamp on the document?

strictly speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are located in Shefford

I am looking at a two flats in Shefford which have about 50 years remaining on the leases. Will this present a problem?

There are plenty of short leases in Shefford. The lease is a legal document that entitles you to use the property for a prescribed time frame. As a lease gets shorter the value of the lease deteriorates and it becomes more costly to extend the lease. This is why it is advisable to extend the lease term. More often than not it is difficulties arise selling premises with a short lease because mortgage companies may be unwilling to lend money on such properties. Lease enfranchisement can be a difficult process. We advise that you get professional assistance from a conveyancer and surveyor with experience in this field.

I bought a leasehold flat in Shefford, conveyancing formalities finalised in 2008. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Corresponding flats in Shefford with a long lease are worth £201,000. The ground rent is £45 levied per year. The lease runs out on 21st October 2088

With just 64 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £14,300 and £16,400 as well as plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to supply a more accurate figure without more comprehensive due diligence. You should not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other concerns that need to be taken into account and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action based on this information before getting professional advice.

Please specify the differing property law services that Shefford conveyancing organisations supply?

On the whole Shefford conveyancing solicitors will supply a number of assistance to home and land owners, vendors, buyers, landlords and tenants such as:

Private sale conveyancing in Shefford or throughout the rest of the country Private residential purchase conveyancing in Shefford and beyond Shariah Compliant Islamic Conveyancing Transfers of Equity Conveyancing in Shefford or countrywide Probate sale conveyancing Unregistered property conveyancing in Shefford - voluntary registration of ownership