Me and my fiance are buying a flat in Shenley Church End. My lawyer is not on the bank approved panel. Is it possible for me to appoint my Shenley Church End conveyancing solicitor even though they are excluded from the bank panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?

One will need to use a conveyancing practitioner to complete the formalities when you need a mortgage to buy your home. The property lawyer will carry out all the essential due diligence on the property, ensuring that you’re registered as proprietor and ensure that all the necessary mortgage paperwork is dealt with. One may select a Shenley Church End conveyancing practitioner of your choosing. Nevertheless, if the property lawyer appointed is not a member of the lender approved list supplemental fees will be levied as separate legal representation will be need by the lender. Bank panel applications may be submitted, so if your solicitor has not in the past sought membership they should do so.

Can I use your services to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Shenley Church End even where I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for example where I want to buy a shop in Shenley Church End with a loan from Bank of Scotland?

Our comparison service is mainly utilised to help choose residential conveyancing solicitors in Shenley Church End but we have set out at the end of this page a selection of Shenley Church End commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to enquire with the company directly to check if they can also act for Bank of Scotland

How do I search for a Shenley Church End law firm on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel? I have wheels and am willing to travel upto 25kilometers to meet the lawyer.

You can use the facility on this page. Please select a bank and your location and you will see a number of Shenley Church End conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have detailed some Shenley Church End conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can ring them to see if they are on the Bank of Ireland approved list

My husband and I are new on the property ladder - had an offer accepted, but the selling agent informed us that the owners will only move forward if we use the agent's recommended lawyers as they want an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a high street conveyancer who is familiar with conveyancing in Shenley Church End

We suspect that the seller is not behind this requirement. Should the owner desire ‘a quick sale', turning down a motivated buyer is not the way to achieve this. Try to communicate with the vendors directly and make the point that (a)you are motivated buyers (b)you are ready to go, with finances in place © you have nothing to sell (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you are going to instruct your preferred Shenley Church End conveyancing firm - as opposed tothe ones that will provide the estate agent a kickback or hit his conveyancing targets demanded by corporate headquarters.

I have just appointed agents to market my garden apartment in Shenley Church End. Conveyancing solicitors are to be appointed soon, but I have recently had a yearly maintenance charge invoice – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?

Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should pay the maintenance contribution as normal given that all rents and maintenance payments will be allotted on completion, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.

I invested in buying a 2 bed flat in Shenley Church End, conveyancing having been completed 4 years ago. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Corresponding flats in Shenley Church End with over 90 years remaining are worth £190,000. The ground rent is £45 invoiced annually. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2086

With 62 years unexpired we estimate the price of your lease extension to be between £17,100 and £19,800 plus costs.

The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure without more detailed due diligence. Do not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be additional issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward based on this information without first getting professional advice.