Can your site be used to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Stoke Sub Hamdon even if I’m not buying or selling a house, for instance if I intend to acquire a shop in Stoke Sub Hamdon with a loan from Platform Home Loans Ltd?

The service is predominantly there to select domestic conveyancing solicitors in Stoke Sub Hamdon but we have set out at the bottom of this page some Stoke Sub Hamdon commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to make contact with the solicitors directly to see if they can also act for Platform Home Loans Ltd

What does a local search reveal concerning the house we're buying in Stoke Sub Hamdon?

Stoke Sub Hamdon conveyancing often starts with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company such as Searchflow The local search is essential in every Stoke Sub Hamdon conveyancing purchase; that is if you wish to avoid any nasty surprises after you move into your new home. The search should supply information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen topic sections.

I used Action Conveyancing a few years ago for my conveyancing in Stoke Sub Hamdon. Now, I need the documents however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Stoke Sub Hamdon of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I have been pointed in your direction by three or four local selling agents in Stoke Sub Hamdon to locate a property lawyer using your seach tool. Is there a financial inducement for Estate Agents to market your lawyers over alternative conveyancing organisations?

We refuse to offer any referral fee for directing people in our direction. We found it would be just too difficult a fee because home movers will think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I getting any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.

I today plan to offer on a house that seems to meet my requirements, at a great price which is making it all the more appealing. I have since discovered that it's a leasehold rather than freehold. I am assuming that there are issues purchasing a house with a leasehold title in Stoke Sub Hamdon. Conveyancing solicitors have not yet been instructed. Will they explain the issues?

The majority of houses in Stoke Sub Hamdon are freehold and not leasehold. In this scenario it’s worth having a local conveyancer who is familiar with the area who can help the conveyancing process. We note that you are buying in Stoke Sub Hamdon in which case you should be shopping around for a Stoke Sub Hamdon conveyancing solicitor and be sure that they are used to transacting on leasehold houses. First you will need to check the number of years remaining. Being a leaseholder you will not be entirely free to do whatever you want with the house. The lease will likely included provisions for example obtaining the landlord’spermission to conduct changes to the property. You may also be required to pay a maintenance charge towards the maintenance of the estate where the property is located on an estate. Your lawyer will advise you fully on all the issues.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Stoke Sub Hamdon - Examples of Queries Prior to Purchasing

Is anyone aware of any major works anticipated that will add a premium to the service costs? How much is the yearly service fee and ground rent? The best form of lease arrangement is if the freehold interest is owned by the leaseholders. In this situation the tenants benefit from being in charge if their destiny and notwithstanding that a managing agent is usually retained where the building is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent is directed by the tenants.