I have given 8 weeks notice to my existing landlord and must be out of my rented apartment in Carshalton Beeches by the end of next month. Conveyancing for my house purchase is progressing. Can I complete in 5 weeks as I wish to avoid having to find short term accommodation?

The normal practice is not to provide notice on a rental until exchange of contracts has taken place. Assuming that you have not previously done so, notify to your conveyancer and request that they apply pressure on the sellers side, try to a target completion date that all parties will look towards

I had intended to instruct a property lawyer in Carshalton Beeches for our house purchase. Our financial adviser informed us that our mortgage company Nationwide Building Society won't deal with them. Surely this is unduly restrictive?

A mortgage company may insist on an approved solicitor act for it. Borrowers are liable to meet the cost of this. Do use our directory service to select a solicitor to carry conveyancing in Carshalton Beeches on the Nationwide Building Society conveyancing panel.

I opted to have a survey done on a property in Carshalton Beeches ahead of instructing solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the house. Our surveyor advised that some mortgage companies tend not issue a mortgage on a flying freehold home.

It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different instructions for example to Halifax. If you e-mail us we can investigate further via the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Carshalton Beeches. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Carshalton Beeches to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.

What are your top tips when it comes to choosing a Carshalton Beeches conveyancing practice to deal with our lease extension?

When appointing a property lawyer for your lease extension (regardless if they are a Carshalton Beeches conveyancing firm) it is imperative that he or she should be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of conveyancing. We advise that you speak with several firms including non Carshalton Beeches conveyancing practices prior to instructing a firm. Where the conveyancing practice is ALEP accredited then that’s a bonus. The following questions might be of use:

How many lease extensions have they completed in Carshalton Beeches in the last twenty four months? What are the legal fees for lease extension conveyancing?

Following months of dialogue we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Carshalton Beeches. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?

Most certainly. We can put you in touch with a Carshalton Beeches conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Carshalton Beeches premises is 223 Brighton Road in September 2013. The premium payable for the acquisition freehold of the properties should be £10,934 (Ten thousand,nine hundred and thirty four pounds) This case affected 3 flats. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 75 years.

My son is embarking on her first house purchase, he had his mortgage in principle. One the offer was accepted on house we telephoned the mortgage institution to progress the mortgage application. I was shocked to learn that banks do not accept all conveyancer, they must be on their panel, is this legal?

Lenders ordinarily imposes restrictions either the type or the number of conveyancing solicitors on their approved list of lawyers. Typical examples of such restriction(s) being that a firm must have two or more partners. In addition to restricting the type of firm, some have decided to limit the number of firms they use to represent them. You should note that banks have no responsibility for the quality of advice provided by any Carshalton Beeches lawyer on their panel. Mortgage fraud was a key driver in the rationalisation of conveyancing panels a few years ago and whilst there are differing views about the extent of solicitor involvement in some of that fraud. Statistics from the Land Registry reveal that thousands of law firms only carry out one or two conveyances a year. Those supporting conveyancing panel cuts ask why law firms should have the right to be on a Lender panel when clearly, conveyancing is not their speciality. To put it another way; would you want a conveyancing solicitor to represent you if you were charged with a crime? Unlikely.