Completed the sale of my flat in Brentwood last June yet the purchaser is texting daily complaining that her conveyancer is waiting to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale legalities now that I have sold?

Following your house sale your solicitor is duty bound to send the transfer documentation and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's solicitors. If applicable, your conveyancer should also evidence that the mortgage has been discharged to the purchasers lawyers. There is unlikely to be post completion requirements just for conveyancing in Brentwood.

I am looking to buy a flat and require a conveyancing solicitor in Brentwood who is on the Barclays Direct conveyancing. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a solicitor?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Barclays Direct in certain locations such as Brentwood. We dont recommend any particular firm.

I used Wolstenholmes a few years ago for my conveyancing in Brentwood. I now require my papers however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Brentwood of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am a sole trader planning to take an assignment of a lease of an office on a shopping parade. Can you recommend lawyers offering no-sale-no costs for non-domestic conveyancing in Brentwood for less than 1500k?

We can recommend firms who have specialist knowledge of commercial conveyancing in Brentwood, including the disposal and acquisition of businesses as well as simply property. If you are hoping to buy or dispose of a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a whole business we can find you the right firm. Regarding the fees this will depend on the structure and nuances of the deal. Let us have your details or phone us so that we can supply you with a detailed commercial conveyancing quote.

I’m about to sell my basement flat in Brentwood. Conveyancing solicitors are to be appointed soon, but I have recently had a half-yearly service charge demand – what should I do?

Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should pay the maintenance contribution as normal because all ground rent and maintenance invoices will be allotted as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you will be reimbursed by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.

We have reached the end of our tether in trying to reach an agreement for a lease extension in Brentwood. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on premiums?

Absolutely. We can put you in touch with a Brentwood conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension case for a Brentwood flat is 37 Lodge Court High Street in November 2013. the decision of the LVT was that the premium to be paid for the new lease was £25,559 This case affected 1 flat. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 57.5 years.