I used Wolstenholmes several years ago for my conveyancing in Hither Green. I now require my file but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Hither Green 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.

Should I be wary by estate agents that I am dealing with are encouraging me to use an internet conveyancing firm rather than a High Street Hither Green conveyancing firm?

As is the case with lots of service providers, often suggestions from family and friends can be extremely useful or valuable. Nevertheless there are lots of players in a conveyancing deal; estate agents, financial adviser and banks may suggest solicitors to retain. On occasion these lawyers might be known to one of the organisations as one of the best in their field, but occasionally there is an underlying commercial relationship behind the recommendation. You have the right to appoint your own lawyer. However, bear in mind that many banks specify a panel list of lawyers you must use for the lender aspect of your house move.

We are a fortnight into a leasehold purchase having been recommend to a firm by the estate agent to execute conveyancing in Hither Green. I am am starting to be dissatisfied with the level of service. Can you you assist me in finding new solicitors?

A conveyancer would have to be really bad to suggest changing them. Has the loan offer been sent? If so you must inform them of the replacement conveyancer and ensure the mortgage documents are issued to the new lawyers. Your conveyancer needs to be on the lenders panel to avoid added fees and frustration. That should be your starting point. The search tool will help you find a bank approved conveyancer for your conveyancing in Hither Green

Our conveyancer has advised that he intends to complete and exchange simultaneously on the sale of our £325,000 apartment in Hither Green next week. The freeholder has quoted £312 for Certificate of Compliance, insurance certificate and previous years service charge statements. Is the landlord entitled to charge an administration fee for a flat conveyance in Hither Green?

For the majority of leasehold sales in Hither Green conveyancing will involve, queries regarding the management of a building inevitably needing to be answered directly by the freeholder or its agent, this includes :

Addressing conveyancing due diligence questions Where consent is required before sale in Hither Green Supplying insurance information Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale

Your lawyer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Hither Green leasehold premises is £350. For Hither Green conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are obliged to provide the information.

I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord for a lease extension without any joy. Can one make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal? Can you recommend a Hither Green conveyancing firm to help?

in cases where there is a missing landlord or where there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to judgment on the amount due.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement case for a Hither Green residence is 18 Handen Road in April 2013. On 26 October 2012 District Judge Zimmels sitting at the Lambeth County Court made a Vesting Order that the Applicants be granted the right to acquire the freehold upon such terms and at such price determined by the LVT. The Tribunal arrived a figure of £39,535 as a valuation for the enfranchisement. This case affected 3 flats. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 69.05 years.

We are soon to acquiring a house in Hither Green. Conveyancing is not complete but we would like have our transaction price private from the likes of Rightmove. How could this be achieved ?

HM Land Registry are legally required to disclose price paid data on the official title for residential properties nationwide including properties in Hither Green. The register of title is an open document, so HM Land Registry would be breaching their statutory obligations excluded certain homes such as your property in Hither Green.

In essence you can ask HMLR to withhold the price paid data but the response will be in the negative.