Can I use your services to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Chase Cross even if I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for instance if I want to buy an office in Chase Cross with a mortgage from Nottingham Building Society?

Our comparison service is primarily utilised to help choose domestic conveyancing solicitors in Chase Cross but we have recorded at the end of this page some Chase Cross commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to enquire with the firm directly to check if they are also authorised to represent Nottingham Building Society

I am buying a house and the lawyer has mentioned Chancel Repair for which the property may be liable given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. She has suggested insurance. Is this strictly necessary for conveyancing in Chase Cross

Unless a previous acquisition of the property took place post 12 October 2013 you could assume that solicitors handling conveyancing in Chase Cross to continue to advocate a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

I have been on the look out for a flat up to £305k and found one round the corner in Chase Cross I like with amenity areas and railway links in the vicinity, the downside is that it only has 61 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Chase Cross for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error buying a short lease?

If you need a mortgage that many years will be a potential deal breaker. Discount the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you could request that they start the process of the extension and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor concerning this.

I was recommended by numerous property agents in Chase Cross to get a quote from a property lawyer on your site. Is there a financial inducement for Estate Agents to recommend your services ahead of another?

We don’t give any commission for sending work to this site. We found it would be just too difficult a fee as a client could think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not receiving any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.

Harry (my fiance) and I may need to sub-let our Chase Cross basement flat temporarily due to taking a sabbatical. We used a Chase Cross conveyancing firm in 2001 but they have closed and we did not have the foresight to seek any guidance as to whether the lease allows us to sublet. How do we find out?

Some leases for properties in Chase Cross do contain a provision to say that subletting is only allowed with permission. The landlord cannot unreasonably refuse but, in such cases, they would need to review references. Experience dictates that problems are usually caused by unsatisfactory tenants rather than owner-occupiers and for that reason you can expect the freeholder to take up the references and consider them carefully before granting permission.

Notwithstanding our best efforts, we have been unsuccessful in negotiating a lease extension in Chase Cross. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?

Most definitely. We can put you in touch with a Chase Cross conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Chase Cross property 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 unexpired term as at the valuation date was 57.5 years.