Are the Brentford conveyancing solicitors identified as being on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel, together with their details provided by Coventry BS?

Brentford conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Coventry BS directly.

I have todaybeen informed that Stirling Law have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Brentford for a purchase of a freehold house 12 months ago. How can I check that the property is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?

The quickest way to check if the property is in your name, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Brentford conveyancing specialists.

I am purchasing my first flat in Brentford benefiting from help to buy. The developers refused to reduce the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The sale representative told me not inform my conveyancer about the extras as it could put at risk my loan with the lender. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I am looking for a leasehold apartment up to £235,500 and found one round the corner in Brentford I like with a park and station nearby, the downside is that it only has 49 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in Brentford suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a lease with such few years left?

Should you need a home loan the shortness of the lease will be problematic. Reduce the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing owner has owned the property for at least twenty four months you may ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer about this.

I am downsizing from my property. My previous lawyers have shut. It would be helpful to have a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. I happen to live in Brentford if that makes things easier.

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