Why do I have to pay up front when it comes to conveyancing in Alperton?

Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Alperton your solicitor will ask you to provide them with monies to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. This will be the total of the cost of the Local Authority Search. When the down payment is payable against the total price then this should be required immediately ahead of contracts are exchanged. The final balance that is due should be sent to your lawyer shortly before completion.

I have an AIP. The bank mentioned the mortgage came with free conveyancing. Does this mean I have to appoint their panel lawyer as I would prefer to instruct a Alperton based conveyancing firm?

Do check but the chances are that appoint one of their panel conveyancers if you want the "fee-free" offer. Speak to the bank to see if they offer you a cash alternative. It is not unheard for a lender to give a £250 cashback as a further option in which case that money can go towards the cost for your conveyancing solicitor near Alperton.

I am close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our house in Alperton and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being constructed land that was not decontaminated. A high street Alperton conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers are using a nationwide conveyancing outfit as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Alperton. Having lived in Alperton for 5 years we know of no issue. Is it a good idea to get in touch with our local Authority to seek clarification need.

It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor already. Are they able to advise? You should check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same ailment)

I have recently realised that I have 62 years left on my flat in Alperton. I need to get lease extension but my landlord is missing. What are my options?

On the basis that you qualify, 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 lengthened by the magistrate. You will be obliged to prove that you or your lawyers have used your best endeavours to track down the landlord. On the whole a specialist would be helpful to carry out a search and to produce an expert document to be used as evidence that the freeholder is indeed missing. It is advisable to get professional help from a conveyancer both on proving the landlord’s absence and the vesting order request to the County Court overseeing Alperton.

I own a ground floor flat in Alperton. In the absence of agreement between myself and the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the amount payable for a lease extension?

in cases where there is a absentee freeholder or where there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the LVT to determine the sum to be paid.

An example of a Lease Extension case for a Alperton premises is 99 Connell Crescent in May 2013. the Tribunal held that the relevant sum for the purposes of the lease extension should be £72,566 to be paid by the leaseholder This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 28.42 years.

We are about to purchasing a property in Alperton. Could the conveyancing practitioner keep our purchase price a secret from the likes of Rightmove. what can I do to make sure this is not noted?

The Land Registry are legally bound to reveal price paid information on a register of the title for domestic properties countrywide which includes properties in Alperton. The register of title is a public document, so HMLR would be breaching their statutory obligations excluded specific properties such as your one in Alperton.

In essence you can ask the Land Registry to withhold the amount paid data but the answer will be in the negative.