We note that you have a search directory identifying solicitors on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I retain them for our conveyancing in Cheam?

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

The deeds to our property can not be found. The lawyers who did the conveyancing in Cheam 4 years ago are no longer around. What are my next steps?

These day there are duplicates made of almost everything, and your conveyancer should be aware precisely where to locate all the suitable documentation so you can purchase or dispose of your property without any difficulty. Where copies are not available, your lawyer can put in place insurance or indemnities against future claims on the property.

How does conveyancing in Cheam differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Cheam approach us having been asked by the developer to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is finished. This is because developers in Cheam usually buy the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Cheam or who has acted in the same development.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on two weeks back in what should have been a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Cheam is the location of the property. Is there any guidance you can impart?

Flying freeholds in Cheam are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Cheam you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Cheam may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.

Our conveyancer has advised that he intends to complete and exchange simultaneously on the sale of our £250,000 garden flat in Cheam in just under a week. The managing agents has quoted £324 for Certificate of Compliance, building insurance schedule and previous years service charge statements. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge an administration fee for a flat conveyance in Cheam?

For most leasehold sales in Cheam conveyancing will involve, questions about the management of a building inevitably needing to be answered directly by the freeholder or its agent, this includes :

Completing pre-contract enquiries Where consent is required before sale in Cheam Supplying insurance information Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale

Your lawyer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Cheam leasehold property is £350. For Cheam conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are required to supply the information.

I am the proprietor of a ground floor flat in Cheam. Given that I can not reach agreement with the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the premium payable for a lease extension?

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

An example of a Lease Extension case for a Cheam flat is 33 The Maisonettes Alberta Avenue in June 2014. the Tribunal decided that the premium payable for the grant of a new lease be the sum of £20,680 (Twenty Thousand six hundred and eighty pounds). This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 60.43 years.