Do the conveyancing practitioners to be found on your site execute auction conveyancing in Snettisham?

We know of a number of niche practitioners we can connect you with those who can conduct auction conveyancing. Snettisham is one of hundreds of locations in which our lawyers have a presence.

This question may be naive but I am unexperienced as a first time buyer of a ground floor flat in Snettisham. Do I pick up the keys to the premises on the completion date from my lawyer? If so, I will find a local conveyancing solicitor in Snettisham?

On the day of completion you do not need to go to the conveyancers office in Snettisham. Your solicitors will arrange to send the purchase money to the seller's conveyancers, and once they have received this, you should be invited to collect the keys from the selling Agents and move into your new home. This tends to happen early afternoon.

Last month we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Coventry BS. Snettisham conveyancing lawyers are instructed. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Coventry BS?

There is no definitive answer here. Have Coventry BS completed the valuation? Have you informed Coventry BS as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.

I had an offer accepted on an apartment in Snettisham on 11/12/2025, valuation was booked 4 days after, received a clean bill of health. Conveyancer appointed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Virgin Money and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. Are Virgin Money entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?

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

Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Snettisham prior to appointing lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the house. The surveyor has said that some mortgage companies tend not give a mortgage on such a property.

It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different instructions from Nationwide. Should you wish to telephone us we can check with the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Snettisham. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Snettisham to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.

There are only Sixty One years remaining on my lease in Snettisham. I now wish to get lease extension but my freeholder is can not be found. What should I do?

On the basis that you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be lengthened by the magistrate. You will be obliged to prove that you or your lawyers have used your best endeavours to find the lessor. On the whole an enquiry agent would be helpful to try and locate and to produce an expert document to be accepted by the court as evidence that the landlord can not be located. It is wise to seek advice from a conveyancer in relation to proving the landlord’s disappearance and the vesting order request to the County Court covering Snettisham.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Snettisham - Sample of Questions you should consider before Purchasing

Most Snettisham leasehold properties will be liable to pay a service bill for the upkeep of the building set by the management company. Should you buy the property you will have to meet this amount, usually quarterly throughout the year. This may vary from a couple of hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for buildings with lifts and large common grounds. There will also be a ground rent for you to pay yearly, this is usually not a significant figure, say approximately £25-£75 but you should to check it because on occasion it can be prohibitively expensive. Best to be warned if redecorating or some other significant cost is pending that will be shared between the tenants and will materially increase the the maintenance charges or necessitate a one time payment. What is the service charge and ground rent on the property?

Been looking for a property lawyer for freehold sale conveyancing in Snettisham. I'm selling, simple no mortgage to discharge, no rush, no onward purchase. Had an estimate from a conveyancing practitioner for £1000 plus VAT which is a little high given that its so straightforward. Is it possible to find less expensive fees for conveyancing in Snettisham?

As it’s a sale only, £500 + VAT should be about the lowest for a Snettisham solicitor firm.