I require fast conveyancing in Mottingham as I have a deadline to complete within 2 weeks. Fortunately I do not require a mortgage. Can I avoid the conveyancing searches to save money and time?

If.Given you are are a mortgage free purchaser you have the choice not to have searches carried out although no solicitor would suggest that you don't. With plenty of history conveyancing in Mottingham the following are examples of what can show up and adversely affect market value: Refused Planning Applications, Outstanding Fees, Outstanding Grants, Unadopted Roads,...

Me and my brother purchased a renovated Georgian house in Mottingham. Conveyancing solicitor represented me and Virgin Money. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are two entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold under the exact same property. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?

You need to read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Mottingham and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also check the position with your conveyancing practitioner who completed the work.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a house I put an offer in last month in what should have been a simple, no chain conveyancing. Mottingham is the location of the property. Is there any guidance you can give?

Flying freeholds in Mottingham are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Mottingham you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Mottingham may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.

Is it possible to switch firm as I need to instruct a firm on the Alliance & Leicester conveyancing list. I had appointed a family conveyancing solicitor in Mottingham five minutes from me but he is not approved by Alliance & Leicester

We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Mottingham on the Alliance & Leicester panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we list do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Mottingham. In making use of search facility on this page, you can compare charges for conveyancing solicitors in Mottingham and beyond.

There are only Seventy years unexpired on my lease in Mottingham. I now wish to extend my lease but my freeholder is can not be found. What options are available to me?

If you qualify, 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 enable the lease to be lengthened by the Court. You will be obliged to demonstrate that you have used your best endeavours to locate the freeholder. For most situations an enquiry agent may be helpful to try and locate and to produce a report to be used as proof that the freeholder is indeed missing. It is wise to seek advice from a solicitor both on devolving into the landlord’s absence and the application to the County Court covering Mottingham.

Having spent years of correspondence we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Mottingham. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?

in cases where there is a absentee landlord or if 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 Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to make a decision on the sum to be paid.

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Mottingham flat is 49 Woodstock Court Burnt Ash Hill in May 2012. the payment of £64,116 by the leaseholder was the premium which the Tribunal found due for the lease extension in this case. This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 23.26 years.