I am purchasing a garden flat in Exton. How practical is it for me to do the conveyancing?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Exton you will have to appoint a solicitor on your lender's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Exton.

four months have gone by since my purchase conveyancing in Exton took place. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £200,000 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.

In my capacity as executor for the will of my father I am selling a property in Swansea but reside in Exton. My solicitor (based 300 kilometers from merequires that I execute a stat dec before completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Exton to witness this legal document for me?

Technically speaking you should not need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are Exton based

Completion is due on the disposal of our £425,000 garden flat in Exton next Thursday. The management company has quoted £312 for Certificate of Compliance, insurance certificate and 3 years statements of service charge. Is the landlord entitled to charge such fees for a flat conveyance in Exton?

For the majority of leasehold sales in Exton conveyancing will involve, queries regarding the management of a building inevitably needing to be answered directly by the freeholder or its agent, this includes :

Completing pre-contract enquiries Where consent is required before sale in Exton Supplying insurance information Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale

Your conveyancer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Exton leasehold premises is £350. For Exton conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are obliged to provide the information.

Exton Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - A selection of Queries Prior to buying

For many Exton leaseholds the outlay for major works are not wrapped into the service charges, although some managing agents in Exton obliged leasehold owners to pay into a sinking fund created for the specific intention of establishing a fund for larger repairs or maintenance. Many Exton leasehold flats will incur a service bill for the upkeep of the building levied on behalf of the freeholder. Should you acquire the apartment you will have to meet this charge, usually quarterly accross the year. This could be anything from a couple of hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for bigger purpose-built buildings. There will also be a rentcharge for you to pay annual, this is usually not a large amount, say around £50-£100 but you need to check as on occasion it could be surprisingly expensive. Is there a share of the freehold?

Should I cancel my mortgage payments with TSB as soon as a completion date for my sale in Exton has been set?

You would be well advised to maintain meeting any mortgage payments to TSB pending the mortgage being discharged on completion as part of your Exton conveyancing.