Is it necessary to take out insurance to protect me from financial exposure to chancel repairs when buying a residence in Studley?
Unless a previous acquisition of the premises took place after 12 October 2013 you may take it that solicitors handling conveyancing in Studley to remain recommending a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.
3 months have gone by since my purchase conveyancing in Studley concluded. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £170,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the property from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
I have been on the look out for a ground for flat up to £195,000 and identified one near me in Studley I like with a park and transport links in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 61 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Studley in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a lease with such few years left?
If you require a mortgage the shortness of the lease will be a potential deal breaker. Discount the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you may ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer about this matter.
Given that I am about to part with hundreds of thousands of pounds on a house in Studley I would like to talk to a solicitor about myconveyancing in advance of appointing the firm. Can this be arranged?
This is something that we encourage - we would be delighted to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you speaking to the lawyer due to be carrying out your property ownership legalities in Studley.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is unique individual, not a case reference. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are calculated and presented to you for residential conveyancing in Studley should be the amount on the final invoice that you end up paying.
We are 14 days into a leasehold purchase having been recommend to solicitors by the estate agent to do our conveyancing in Studley. I am am very disappointed with the level of service. Could you help me find new solicitors?
They would have to be really poor in order to consider diss instructing them. Has the mortgage been sent? If so you will need to advise them of the new solicitor and ensure the mortgage documents are re-sent. Your conveyancer should be on the banks approved list to avoid added charges and complications. So that should be your first question of the new solicitors. Our find a solicitor tool can help you find a bank approved solicitor for your conveyancing in Studley