Would the conveyancing solicitors that you recommend carry out conveyancing in Palmers Green by way of an attended exchange?

There are a few conveyancing specialists carrying out one day exchanges. Do e-mail us to secure a costs illustration and details as to dates.

I just bought a house at auction in Palmers Green. Conveyancing is required. What is next?

Given that you are now legally committed yourself to purchase you now have to retain a conveyancing solicitor as a matter of urgency as you will have a pending a fixed date to complete the deal. All auction property will ordinarily have a bespoke auction set of papers. This will include the copy title deeds, local authority and drainage searches. Where you are dealing with leasehold property the legal pack may provide a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing paperwork pertinent to leasehold premises. You should give this to your appointed conveyancing solicitor as soon as possible. You also need to ensure that your finances are in order to complete on the date specified in the contract.

I have been told by my conveyancer that absentee landlord insurance is necessary on my purchase. What is the typical level of cover needed for conveyancing in Palmers Green?

The right level of absentee landlord indemnity insurance should be dictated by who your lender. It would differ for example between Accord Mortgages Ltd and Coventry Building Society. Conveyancing lawyers as opposed to borrowers take out such policies.

Intending to buy a flat in Palmers Green. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Principality conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Palmers Green lawyer is on the Principality conveyancing panel.

Me and my brother own a 4 bedroom Edwardian house in Palmers Green. Conveyancing lawyer acted for me and TSB. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are a couple of entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold under the matching property. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?

You need to review 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 Palmers Green and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also check the position with the conveyancing solicitor who conducted the work.

I am looking into buying my first house which is in Palmers Green and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Palmers Green. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Palmers Green area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Palmers Green. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

I have just appointed agents to market my garden apartment in Palmers Green. Conveyancing solicitors are to be appointed soon, however I have just received a yearly service charge invoice – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?

The sensible thing to do is discharge the invoice as normal because all ground rent and maintenance payments will be allotted as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you will be reimbursed by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.

I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord for a lease extension without success. Can one apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal? Can you recommend a Palmers Green conveyancing firm to represent me?

in cases where there is a absentee freeholder or if there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant legislation it is possible to make an application to the LVT to arrive at the amount due.

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Palmers Green premises is First Floor Flat 109 Lyndhurst Road in May 2010. Following a vesting order by Edmonton County Court on 29th October 2009 the Tribunal decided on a figure of £5,012 for a lease extension. This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired lease term was 81.79 years.