Having been recommended your organisation we were going to appoint conveyancing solicitor in Uppingham listed by you but have come across some other quotes on the internet appear less pricey – how come?

There are a variety of conveyancing organisations marketing what appear to be cut price. Our advice is to give due consideration as to how important this transaction is to you that you are willing to take 'cheap' risks in relation to the quality of the conveyancing. Some hide extras deep into the terms of engagement. The solicitors that we put forward for conveyancing in Uppingham will notbehave this way.

I'm buying a new build house in Uppingham benefiting from help to buy. The developers would not budge the amount so I negotiated 6k of additionals instead. The house builders rep advised me not disclose to my lawyer about the side-deal as it will adversely affect my loan with the bank. Should I keep quiet?.

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

My father has recommend that I instruct his conveyancing solicitors in Uppingham. Should I use them?

Much as we are happy to recommend a Uppingham conveyancing lawyer the ideal way to find a conveyancing practitioner is to have feedback from friends or family who have actually previously instructed the conveyancer you're considering.

Having checked my lease I have discovered that there are only Seventy years left on my lease in Uppingham. I am keen to extend my lease but my freeholder is absent. What are my options?

If you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be extended by the Court. You will be obliged to prove that you or your lawyers have made all reasonable attempts to locate the lessor. On the whole an enquiry agent would be helpful to carry out a search and to produce an expert document to be used as evidence that the landlord is indeed missing. It is advisable to get professional help from a conveyancer both on devolving into the landlord’s absence and the application to the County Court covering Uppingham.

I acquired a leasehold flat in Uppingham, conveyancing having been completed in 1998. 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? Similar flats in Uppingham with over 90 years remaining are worth £201,000. The ground rent is £45 levied per year. The lease runs out on 21st October 2089

With just 64 years left to run we estimate the price of your lease extension to span between £15,200 and £17,600 as well as costs.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to supply a more accurate figure without more comprehensive due diligence. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be considered and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action based on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.

The conveyancing solicitors conducting our conveyancing in Uppingham has forwarded documents to review that reveal that the property is unregistered with epitome documents. Why is the property not registred at the Land Registry?

The majority of property in Uppingham is registered. An 'epitome' is basically a dossier of photocopies of documents affecting an unregistered title. Plenty of Uppingham conveyancing practitioners will be familiar with such matters but in the event that uncertainty exists the conventional advice nowadays is for the seller to register the title first and subsequently sell - this will predictably cause a significant delay.