I used Action Conveyancing a few years ago for my conveyancing in Addiscombe. I now require my file however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down 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 Addiscombe of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am buying a new build flat in Addiscombe. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Addiscombe

Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided.

I am looking for a leasehold apartment up to £245,000 and identified one round the corner in Addiscombe I like with a park and station in the vicinity, however it only has 51 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Addiscombe in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a lease with such few years left?

If you need a mortgage that many years will likely be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing owner has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor about this matter.

Is there anything unique about your site and other online quote calculators for conveyancing in Addiscombe?

At this site get a fixed fee costs illustration via a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that has a full understanding of the issues for your conveyancing in Addiscombe. Unlike many estate agents and many comparison sites we do not have referral deals with solicitors. Many agents and online brokers 'recommend' the firm that pays the highest kickback, as opposed to the best value conveyancing in Addiscombe

The mortgage broker has recommended their for the conveyancing in Addiscombe - won’t it be easier to just use them?

It is worth checking if the selling agent is recommending a or introducing to a . There are plenty of Addiscombe estate agents who recommend two or three Addiscombe conveyancing firms purely based on those lawyers offering a great service.