How up to date is your database of Eltham solicitors on the Co-operative conveyancing panel? Do Co-operative send you an updated list?
Eltham conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Co-operative conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Co-operative directly.
I am purchasing a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Eltham who is on the Godiva Mortgages Ltd conveyancing. Can you recommend a local conveyancing firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Godiva Mortgages Ltd in certain locations such as Eltham. We dont recommend any particular firm.
I have recentlybeen informed that Arc property Solicitors have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Eltham for a purchase of a freehold house 12 months ago. How can I check that my home is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?
The quickest method to see if the premises is in your name, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Eltham conveyancing specialists.
Last August I purchased a leasehold flat in Eltham. Am I liable to pay service charges for periods before my ownership?
Where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous lessee and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. However, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. A critical element of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to ensure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.
If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).
Following months of negotiations we are unable to agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Eltham. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?
You certainly can. We are happy to put you in touch with a Eltham conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Eltham residence is 103a Footscray Road in January 2014. The tribunal determines that the premium payable for the extended lease should be £34,500 according to the expert witness valuation calculation This case was in relation to 1 flat.
My plan is to purchase a garden apartment in Eltham. Conveyancing solicitor is waiting for, from the seller, building insurance documents. I was told today I was advised that the owner needs to forward the insurance schedule for the flat above also. Why does my conveyancer need to see the insurance for the other flat? Is it really required? We have been in hold for the previous three weeks…
It is not unheard of in leasehold conveyancing in Eltham to discover Conveyancing in Eltham in a minority of cases reveals that the lease requires the tenant's to insure their individual flats as opposed to the freeholder insuring the whole property - which is clearly preferable. Do clarify with your property lawyer but it would appear that your conveyancer is looking to establish that the entire building is insured. Insuring a ground floor residence is no help when it comes to rebuilding after a fire if the 1st floor cannot be rebuilt for lack of insurance.