Can the conveyancing lawyers identified through your search tool execute auction conveyancing in Erith?

There are a few niche lawyers we can connect you with those specialising in auction conveyancing. Erith is one of the many areas of where our lawyers cover.

What can a local search reveal about the house I am purchasing in Erith?

Erith conveyancing often commences with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search organisations such as PSG The local search is essential in every Erith conveyancing purchase; that is if you don’t want any nasty once you have moved into your property. The search will supply information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen topic sections.

I used Action Conveyancing several years ago for my conveyancing in Erith. Now, I need my documents but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Erith of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I decided to have a survey completed on a property in Erith in advance of instructing conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. The surveyor has said that some mortgage companies tend not grant a mortgage on such a house.

It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different requirements for example to Nationwide. If you e-mail us we can look into this further with the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Erith. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

I only have Seventy years unexpired on my lease in Erith. I now want to extend my lease but my landlord is can not be found. What options are available to me?

If you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be lengthened by the Court. You will be obliged to demonstrate that you or your lawyers have made all reasonable attempts to locate the freeholder. In some cases an enquiry agent may be useful to conduct investigations and prepare an expert document to be used as proof that the landlord is indeed missing. It is wise to seek advice from a solicitor both on proving the landlord’s disappearance and the application to the County Court covering Erith.

We have reached the end of our tether in trying to purchase the freehold in Erith. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?

Absolutely. We can put you in touch with a Erith conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Erith 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 affected 13 flats. The unexpired lease term was 76 years.