We note that you have a search directory identifying firms on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I instruct them for our own conveyancing in Bounds Green?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Bounds Green.

Me and my partner are buying a flat in Bounds Green. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a lawyer? On completion day we have to send funds into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our money?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

I am assisting my mother sell her house in Bounds Green. Will the solicitor order the EPC or it is for the owner to see to?

Following the demise of Home Packs, energy assessments was maintained a compulsory element of selling a house. An energy performance certificate needs to be commissioned in advance of the property being advertised. This is not as aspect of the sale process that law firms ordinarily arrange. If you are instructing a Bounds Green conveyancing lawyer they may be willing to arrange EPC’s given their contacts with reputable local providers

I had a mortgage agreed in principle with Yorkshire BS. Bounds Green conveyancing solicitors have been selected. How long does it take for Yorkshire BS to issue the offer to the property lawyer?

There is no definitive answer here. Have Yorkshire BS conducted the valuation? Have you informed Yorkshire BS as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.

My father has encouraged me to instruct his conveyancing solicitors in Bounds Green. Should I choose my own solicitor?

Much as we are happy to recommend a Bounds Green conveyancing lawyer the ideal way to choose a conveyancing solicitor is to have referrals from friends or family who have actually previously instructed the solicitor you're considering.

I work for a busy estate agency in Bounds Green where we see a number of flat sales derailed due to leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have received inconsistent advice from local Bounds Green conveyancing solicitors. Could you confirm whether the seller of a flat can initiate the lease extension formalities for the purchaser on completion of the sale?

As long as the seller has owned the lease for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the proposed purchaser can avoid having to wait 2 years for a lease extension. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed before, or simultaneously with completion of the disposal of the property.

An alternative approach is to agree the lease extension with the freeholder either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the purchaser.

I am the leaseholder of a ground flat in Bounds Green. In the absence of agreement between myself and the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the premium payable for a lease extension?

in cases where there is a missing freeholder or where there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant statutes it is possible to make an application to the LVT to make a decision on the price.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Bounds Green flat is First Floor Flat 109 Lyndhurst Road in May 2010. Following a vesting order by Edmonton County Court on 29th October 2009 the Tribunal decided on a figure of £5,012 for a lease extension. This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired lease term was 81.79 years.

We are FTB’s just having agreed a price on a property in Bounds Green, and are now looking to get solicitors appointed. We have used the numerous rating based websites and the results are from all across the the UK. Is it advisable to have a Bounds Green conveyancing practitioner local to the prospective new home? I am happy to do everything electronically, but I am thinking at some point we may need to physically go into the conveyancer's office to sign contracts?

Generally there is no requirement to attend the office of your lawyer, they can send any relevant papers to you, which you can sign and return. Many buyers and sellers prefer to use a locally based solicitor, but it's by no means essential for conveyancing in Bounds Green.