We are planning to acquire a flat and require a conveyancing solicitor in Denmark Hill who is on the Principality solicitor panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Principality . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Denmark Hill.

We are getting the release of further monies on our home loan from Principality as we want to conduct renovations to our home in Denmark Hill. Do we need to appoint a bricks and mortar Denmark Hill solicitor on the Principality conveyancing panel to handle the legals?

Principality do not ordinarily appoint a member of their approved list of lawyers to deal with the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Principality conveyancing panel.

Completion of my remortgage has taken place for my property in Denmark Hill. Conveyancing was of an acceptable standard but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about the lender. How do I make a complaint?

All lenders have complaints procedures. Your first port of call should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Care Department at head office. Ordinarily complaints to a lender are resolved effectively and efficiently. However if you are not satisfied that the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR who will take matters further.

I had an offer accepted on a property in Denmark Hill on 3/1/2025, valuation was booked 3 days later, all came back fine. Solicitor appointed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Santander and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Santander conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?

Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Santander to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Santander conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Denmark Hill ahead of retaining conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. Our surveyor has said that some lenders tend not grant a loan on such a property.

It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different instructions for example to Halifax. If you call us we can check via the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Denmark Hill. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Denmark Hill especially if they are accustomed to such properties in Denmark Hill.

I am employed by a long established estate agency in Denmark Hill where we see a few leasehold sales put at risk due to leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have received inconsistent advice from local Denmark Hill conveyancing firms. Can you confirm whether the owner of a flat can initiate the lease extension process for the purchaser on completion of the sale?

As long as the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to kick-start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the proposed purchaser can avoid having to sit tight for 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment has to be done before, or simultaneously with completion of the disposal of the property.

Alternatively, it may be possible to extend the lease informally by agreement with the landlord either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the buyer.

I am the proprietor of a ground floor flat in Denmark Hill. Given that I can not reach agreement with the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the amount payable for a lease extension?

You certainly can. We can put you in touch with a Denmark Hill conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement matter before the tribunal for a Denmark Hill property is 66 Southwell Road in March 2012. By Order of Deputy District Judge Stone dated 25 January 2012 a vesting order was made. The determination of the purchase price was referred to the Tribunal who decided that the amount payable for the freehold should be£29,612.00 This case affected 3 flats. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 72.58 years.

Do online conveyancing organisations undertake everything a high street Denmark Hill solicitor does or must I use a solicitor for the final stages for my conveyancing in Denmark Hill?

If you instruct an online conveyancer they should cover all the tasks your Denmark Hill conveyancer would cover.