We were about to retain a conveyancing solicitor in Chelsea found on your site but stumbled across some other quotes via the web seem less expensive – why is this?

There are plenty of firms promoting alleged cut-price conveyancing, but supplementalcosts end up with the completion fee totally different to the one you expected. According to the Legal Ombudsman charges contained in terms and conditions should be fair and reasonable invoiced The solicitors that we put forward for conveyancing in Chelsea clearly state all legal fees for a standard conveyancing transaction.

We are buying a new build flat in Chelsea and my conveyancer is telling me that she is duty bound to the lender to disclose incentives from the builder. The Estate Agents are hassling me to exchange and my preference is not to prolong the conveyancing. is my lawyer playing by the book?

You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your conveyancing practitioner. A precondition to being on a mortgage company panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook specifications. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.

I am selling my flat in Chelsea. Does my lawyer have to be required to be on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel in order to deal with redeeming my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their requirements fairly frequently in recent years.

I require expedited conveyancing in Chelsea as I am faced with an ultimatum to sign on the dotted line inside 2 weeks. Fortunately I do not require a mortgage. Is it possible to decline from having conveyancing searches to save fees and time?

If.Given you are are a mortgage free purchaser you have the choice not to do searches although no law firm would advise that you don't. Drawing on our experience of conveyancing in Chelsea the following are examples of what can appear and therefore affect the marketability of the property: Refused Planning Applications, Overdue Charges, Overdue Grants, Unadopted Roads,...

I am in need of some leasehold conveyancing in Chelsea. Before I set the wheels in motion I would like to find out the unexpired term of the lease.

If the lease is registered - and most are in Chelsea - then the leasehold title will always include the basic details of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.

I have attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord to extend my lease without any joy. Can I make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal? Can you recommend a Chelsea conveyancing firm to help?

Most certainly. We are happy to put you in touch with a Chelsea conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Chelsea flat is 150A Albert Palace Mansions Lurline Gardens in July 2013. The Tribunal determined that the premium payable for the new lease of the subject property was £42,069 This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired term was 57.06 years.