Please could you vouch for a Alliance & Leicester accepted Stockbridge conveyancing practice finish our house move within 10 days? Am I best advised to unstruct a local Stockbridge firm or a nationwide comparison site?

We can recommend some very good Stockbridge conveyancing firms. You can also walk up the high street in Stockbridge. Approach two or three firms and ask to see a conveyancing solicitor for a fee estimate. Explain your requirements together with your reasons and get a commitment on speed. Select the lawyer that genuine.

Will commercial conveyancing searches reveal proposed roadworks that may affect a commercial estate in Stockbridge?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Stockbridge will carry out a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers invest in sourcing accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Stockbridge. The report provides definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Stockbridge.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Stockbridge it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately could result in delays to Stockbridge commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not conducted for domestic conveyancing in Stockbridge.

The deeds to our home are lost. The conveyancers who dealt with the conveyancing in Stockbridge 10 years ago have long since closed. Will I be able to sell the house?

Assuming you have a registered title the details of your proprietorship will be retained by HMLR with a Title Number. It is easy to conduct a search at the Land Registry, find your house and secure up to date copies of the Registered Entries for less than a fiver. If the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will usually retain a file copy of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be obtained for £20 inclusive of VAT.

I'm buying a new build house in Stockbridge with a mortgage from Chelsea Building Society. The developers refused to reduce the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The estate agent told me not inform my conveyancer about this deal as it will impact my mortgage with Chelsea Building Society. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer 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.

I am intending to sublet my leasehold flat in Stockbridge. Conveyancing solicitor who did the purchase is retired - so can't ask him. Do I need to ask my freeholder for their consent?

A small minority of properties in Stockbridge do contain a provision to say that subletting is only allowed with permission. The landlord is not entitled to unreasonably refuse but, in such cases, they would need to see references. Experience dictates that problems are usually caused by unsatisfactory tenants rather than owner-occupiers and for that reason you can expect the freeholder to take up the references and consider them carefully before granting consent.

I purchased a 2 bed flat in Stockbridge, conveyancing having been completed in 2000. Can you let me have an estimate of the premium that my landlord can legally expect in return for granting a renewal of my lease? Comparable properties in Stockbridge with over 90 years remaining are worth £181,000. The ground rent is £55 invoiced annually. The lease runs out on 21st October 2076

With just 50 years left to run we estimate the price of your lease extension to be between £32,300 and £37,400 plus legals.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs in the absence of comprehensive investigations. You should not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt other concerns that need to be taken into account and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward based on this information before getting professional advice.