We are looking to buy a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Crossness who is on the Leeds Building Society approved panel. 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 be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Leeds Building Society . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Crossness.

We're in Crossness, FTBs buying with a mortgage (lender is Co-operative , and our solicitor is on the Co-operative conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?

The fact that your lawyer is on the Co-operative conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no solicitor should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.

My brother has recommend that I use his conveyancing solicitors in Crossness. Should I use them?

There are no two ways about it the ideal way to select a conveyancing solicitor is to have feedback from friends or family who have previously instructed the firm you're contemplating using.

I am the leaseholder of a ground floor flat in Crossness. In the absence of agreement between myself and the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the sum due for a lease extension?

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

An example of a Lease Extension case for a Crossness property is Various @ Colombus Square in January 2012. the Tribunal calculated the premiums to be paid for new leases for each of the flats in Mariners Walk to be £3822 and the premium to be paid for the new lease of 2 Knights Court to be £4439. This case was in relation to 13 flats. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 76 years.

What are the frequently found deficiencies that you come across in leases for Crossness properties?

Leasehold conveyancing in Crossness is not unique. All leases are drafted differently and drafting errors can result in certain sections are not included. For example, if your lease is missing any of the following, it could be defective:

A provision for the recovery of money spent for the benefit of another party. Insurance obligations

A defective lease will likely cause problems when trying to sell a property as they can affect a potential buyer’s ability to obtain a mortgage. Santander, The Royal Bank of Scotland, and Barclays Direct all have very detailed conveyancing instructions when it comes to what is expected in a lease. Where a lender has been advised by their lawyers that the lease is defective they may refuse to provide security, forcing the buyer to withdraw.

Midway through the sale of a leasehold flat in Crossness. Conveyancing lawyers are doing their job but we have been asked to pay an extortionate amount by the managing agents. So far we have paid £250 for a leasehold management pack and then a further £117.20 for additional questions supplied by the purchaser's lawyer.

Neither you or your property lawyer will have any say over the level of the bill for this information however the typical costs for the information for Crossness leasehold premises is £380. When it comes to Crossness conveyancing transactions it is conventional for the vendor to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are not duty bound to answer these questions although many will agree to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices out of proportion to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no legislation that mandates capped fees for administrative tasks. Nor is there any statutory time frame by which they are obliged to supply answers.