It may have been a long time coming a mortgage offer from HSBC for the remortgage of my 2 bedroom maisonette is due by the end of next week. Are you able to recommend a cheap conveyancing solicitor in Biggin Hill?

This site is not designed to assist those in their quest for the lowest fares for conveyancing in Biggin Hill. Our aim is to provide value for money conveyancing but we do not advertise as being the cheapest. Avoid the trap of appointing brokers enticing you with low cost conveyancing in Biggin Hill. Optimistically, in going for low cost conveyancing, you will get your money’s worth and at worst you will end up invoiced for extras and still not get the service expected.

I am purchasing a terraced house in Biggin Hill. How practical is it for me to do the conveyancing?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Biggin Hill you will have to appoint a solicitor on your bank'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 Biggin Hill.

I am planning on selling our home in Biggin Hill and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being built on contaminated land. A high street Biggin Hill lawyer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers are using a national conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Biggin Hill. We have lived in Biggin Hill for three years we know that this is a non issue. Is it a good idea to contact our local Authority to get clarification that the buyers are looking for.

It would appear that you have a conveyancing firm currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? You must 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 health insurance to cover that same sickness)

In surfing the internet for the term on line conveyancing in Biggin Hill it brings up many solicitorslocally. How do I determine which is the right property lawyer for my move?

The preferential way of finding a suitable conveyancer is via personal referral, so ask colleagues and those you trust who have bought a property in Biggin Hill or a respected estate agent or financial adviser. Charges for conveyancing in Biggin Hill differ, so it's a good idea to request a minimum of four costs illustrations from varying types of conveyancers. Be sure to secure confirmation what costs in the quote includes.

There are only Fifty years unexpired on my flat in Biggin Hill. I now wish to extend my lease but my landlord is missing. What options are available to me?

On the basis that you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be granted an extra 90 years by the Court. You will be obliged to demonstrate that you or your lawyers have used your best endeavours to track down the landlord. For most situations a specialist may be useful to try and locate and to produce an expert document to be used as evidence that the landlord is indeed missing. It is advisable to get professional help from a conveyancer in relation to proving the landlord’s absence and the application to the County Court overseeing Biggin Hill.

I am the proprietor of a ground floor flat in Biggin Hill. Given that I can not reach agreement with the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the sum due for the purchase of the freehold?

Where there is a missing freeholder or if there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to judgment on the amount due.

An example of a Lease Extension case for a Biggin Hill residence is 1 Southlands Court Southlands Road in September 2013. The Leasehold Valuation Tribunal determined that the premium to be paid by the tenant on the grant of a new lease, in accordance with section 56 and Schedule 13 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 was £30,541 This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 50.57 years.