Can your site be used to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Dronfield even where I’m not buying or selling a house, for example where I want to acquire an office in Dronfield with a loan from ?

Our search tool is predominantly there to locate residential conveyancing solicitors in Dronfield but we have recorded towards the bottom of this page a selection of Dronfield commercial conveyancing firms. You should enquire with the firm directly to see if they are also authorised to represent

We hope to to buy with . I visited a few high street companies yet am struggling to find a Dronfield conveyancing firm on the panel. Please you help?

Feel free to take advantage of the search tool on this web page. Pick the mortgage company and type Dronfield or your preferred area and you will discover numerous conveyancers offices in Dronfield or by proximity to you.

My wife and I purchased a terraced Georgian property in Dronfield. Conveyancing lawyer acted for me and . I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw two entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold under the matching address. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?

You need to assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Dronfield and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also enquire as to the position with your conveyancing practitioner who carried out the work.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £245,000 and found one close by in Dronfield I like with open areas and railway links in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 49 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Dronfield in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a short lease?

If you require a mortgage that many years will likely be an issue. Discount the price by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you can request that they commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer concerning this.

I invested in buying a 1st floor flat in Dronfield, conveyancing was carried out in 1995. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Comparable flats in Dronfield with an extended lease are worth £165,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 invoiced annually. The lease terminates on 21st October 50

With 50 years left to run we estimate the price of your lease extension to be between £36,100 and £41,800 plus legals.

The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure without more detailed due diligence. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional concerns that need to be taken into account and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward based on this information without first getting professional advice.