My fiance’s brother is a conveyancer. I hope that I will receive preferential fee for conveyancing, However if that does not come through, what level of figure would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in The Borough?

Do contrast pricing. Do use our search tool on this site. Whilst quotes will be different but service levels do are distinct between conveyancers as is true with most professions.

About to place a bid on a leasehold apartment in The Borough. The selling agents tell me that it is the norm for flats in The Borough to have less than 75 years left on the lease. I am expecting a loan with Accord Mortgages. Is this going to be acceptable if the lease has 72 years remaining.

Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are obtaining a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Accord Mortgages have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 7/2/2026 the requirements read as follows :

I am the sole recipient of my late father’s estate with all property in now in my sole name, including the my former home in The Borough. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in January. I now wish to sell up. I understand that there is a Mortgage Lenders six month 'rule', meaning my property ownership may be treated the same way as if I'd bought the property in January. Is the property unsalable for six months?

The CML handbook requires solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you could be affected by that. many lenders would take a sensible view as this clause chiefly exists to identify the purchase and immediately sell or the wholesaling and assigning of property.

We previously appointed solicitors locally in The Borough on the Aldermore solicitor approved list. They are now charging me a separate amount for dealing with the Aldermore mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee set by Aldermore?

As unfair as it may appear, as long as it’s in their Terms of Engagement or estimate then yes your conveyancer is entitled to levy a fee for this. The charge is not dictated by Aldermore but by your The Borough lawyer. Plenty of firms on the Aldermore panel will levy ’dealing with mortgage’ fee but some firms incorporate it on their overall fee.

We are getting a further advance on our mortgage from HSBC as we wish to carry out renovations to our home in The Borough. Do we need to appoint a local The Borough solicitor on the HSBC conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?

HSBC would not normally require a member of their approved list of lawyers to handle the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the HSBC conveyancing panel.

Is it best to go with a The Borough conveyancing lawyer in close proximity to the house I am buying? We have a good friend who can conduct the conveyancing but her office is 400miles away.

The primary upside of using a local The Borough conveyancing firm is that you can drop in to execute paperwork, hand in your ID and pester them if necessary. They will also have local intelligence which is a bonus. That being said it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If you know people who used your friend and the majority were happy that should outweigh using an unknown The Borough conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being The Borough based.

Due to complete next month on a basement flat in The Borough. Conveyancing lawyers assured me that they report fully tomorrow. What should I be looking out for?

Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in The Borough should include some of the following:

What options are available to the landlord where you breach a clause of your lease? Will you be prohibited or prevented from having pets in the property? Does the lease require carpeting throughout thus preventing wood flooring? Responsibility for repairing the window frames specifics of the parties to the lease, for instance these could be the leaseholder, superior lessor, landlord

I am the registered owner of a studio flat in The Borough, conveyancing was carried out in 2001. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Equivalent properties in The Borough with an extended lease are worth £211,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 invoiced every year. The lease runs out on 21st October 2094

With just 68 years remaining on your lease we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £9,500 and £11,000 plus costs.

The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive investigations. You should not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be additional issues that need to be considered and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward based on this information before getting professional advice.