I am searching for value for money conveyancer. Do I opt for an internet conveyancer or a high street Tadworth conveyancing lawyer?

Established third party connections is an important consideration when appointing conveyancing lawyers. Tadworth conveyancers benefit from connections with lenders and property, local authorities, surveyors and other conveyancing firms meaning the whole process is going to be much smoother for you. Having a sound insight into the local area is an advantage.

I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Tadworth. My lender is The Mortgage Works

The Mortgage Works have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 22/2/2025, the requirements read as follows :

The deeds to our property can not be found. The conveyancers who handled the conveyancing in Tadworth 10 years ago no longer exist. What do I do?

These day there are copies made of almost everything, and your conveyancer should know precisely where to locate all the suitable documentation so you may purchase or sell your house without any difficulty. If duplicates are not available, your conveyancer may be able to arrange cover in the form of insurance or indemnities against possible claims on the property.

I am a negotiator for a busy estate agency in Tadworth where we have experienced a number of leasehold sales put at risk due to leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have been given contradictory information from local Tadworth conveyancing solicitors. Can you shed some light as to whether the owner of a flat can start the lease extension formalities for the buyer?

Provided that the seller has owned the lease for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to commence the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is that the proposed purchaser can avoid having to sit tight for 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed prior to, or at the same time as completion of the disposal of the property.

An alternative approach is to extend the lease informally by agreement with the landlord either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the buyer.

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

Most definitely. We are happy to put you in touch with a Tadworth conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Tadworth flat is 33 The Maisonettes Alberta Avenue in June 2014. the Tribunal decided that the premium payable for the grant of a new lease be the sum of £20,680 (Twenty Thousand six hundred and eighty pounds). This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired term was 60.43 years.

My conveyancers in Tadworth have advised me that no longer have my conveyancing file. To assist with my purchase I took out a mortgage with the lender. Is it case that being on the mortgage company conveyancing panel they need to have retained the file for a prescribed period?

Different lenders have different requirements but many of the Terms and Conditions of Conveyancing Panel Appointment require the file to be held for a period of 6 years. That being said we have not seen a copy of the lender Conveyancing Panel Terms. It might be worth you contacting the mortgage company directly.