My fiance’s brother is a conveyancer. I anticipate that I'll be able to get friends and family fee for conveyancing, but if not, what level of figure would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Rossendale?
It’s advisable to obtain two or three conveyancing quotes. Do use our search tool on this page. The quotes seem to vary but the service one can expect differ between solicitors as is the case with the vast majority of professional services
Do lawyers request money up-front when it comes to conveyancing in Rossendale?
Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Rossendale your lawyer will ask you put them with funds to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. Normally this is requested to cover the fees of the conveyancing searches. When the deposit is as part of the sale price then this will be asked for shortly ahead of exchange of contracts. The closing balance that is needed will be payable shortly before completion.
I have been on the look out for a flat up to £245,000 and found one round the corner in Rossendale I like with a park and station nearby, however it only has 52 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Rossendale in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a lease with such few years left?
If you require a home loan that many years will be a potential deal breaker. Discount the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing owner has owned the property for at least 2 years you can ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer concerning this.