I am selling my apartment in Shinfield and Arborfield. Will the property lawyer have to be on the Santander conveyancing panel in order to deal with redeeming my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Santander conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their requirements fairly frequently currently.

My husband and I are spending time looking at flats in Shinfield and Arborfield and I am about to put in an offer. Is it wise to have my lawyer on ‘stand by’? I will be getting a home loan with Leeds Building Society.

You should start requesting conveyancing estimates from solicitors ASAP. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their contact information on to the EA. Given that you are getting a mortgage with Leeds Building Society, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel.

I was told three weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by Santander. Is it usual for Santander to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Shinfield and Arborfield is approved on their conveyancing panel? Santander have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their PI Insurance.

Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Santander to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Santander conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

After what feels like an age I have had an offer on a flat in Shinfield and Arborfield agreed to, but there is a chain. The sellers have placed an offer on somewhere, but it’s not been accepted yet, and are looking at other properties in the pipeline. I have selected a bricks and mortar conveyancing solicitor in Shinfield and Arborfield. What do I do now? When should I get the mortgage application with Nationwide going?

It is normal to have apprehensions where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket prematurely (home loan application is approx one thousand pounds, then survey, Shinfield and Arborfield conveyancing search costs, etc). First, you must check that your conveyancer is on the Nationwide approved list. Concerning the subsequent steps this very much depends on the uniqueness of your transaction, attraction to this property and on the state of the market. In a hot market the majority of purchasers will apply for a home loan with Nationwide and pay for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they pay their solicitor to move forward with the conveyancing in Shinfield and Arborfield.

About to purchase a new build apartment in Shinfield and Arborfield. 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 conveyancing.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Shinfield and Arborfield

Please supply a car parking plan. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company?

In sourcing the world wide web for the term conveyancing in Shinfield and Arborfield it shows results of numerous conveyancersin the vicinity. With so much choice what is the best way to find the right conveyancer for purchase transaction?

The ideal method of choosing the right conveyancer is through a personal recommendation, so seek the guidance of colleagues and relatives who have acquired a property in Shinfield and Arborfield or a respected estate agent or mortgage broker. Costs for conveyancing in Shinfield and Arborfield differ, so it's a good idea to secure a minimum of four costs illustrations from different law firms. Be sure to secure confirmation what costs in the quote includes.

All being well we will complete the disposal of our £175,000 maisonette in Shinfield and Arborfield in just under a week. The management company has quoted £384 for Certificate of Compliance, insurance certificate and 3 years service charge statements. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge such fees for a flat conveyance in Shinfield and Arborfield?

Shinfield and Arborfield conveyancing on leasehold maisonettes often necessitates the purchaser’s conveyancer sending questions for the landlord to address. Although the landlord is under no legal obligation to respond to these enquiries the majority will be content to assist. They are at liberty to invoice a reasonable charge for answering questions or supplying documentation. There is no upper cap for such fees. The average fee for the paperwork that you are referring to is over three hundred pounds, in some situations it exceeds £800. The management information fee required by the landlord must be sent together with a synopsis of entitlements and obligations in relation to administration fees, without which the charge is technically not due. Reality however dictates that you have little choice but to pay whatever is requested of you if you want to sell the property.

I am the registered owner of a 1st floor flat in Shinfield and Arborfield, conveyancing formalities finalised December 2005. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Comparable properties in Shinfield and Arborfield with an extended lease are worth £185,000. The ground rent is £65 per annum. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2083

With only 60 years left to run we estimate the price of your lease extension to be between £20,000 and £23,000 plus costs.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs without more comprehensive investigations. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action placing reliance on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.