It is 10 years ago since I bought my home in Wembley Park. Conveyancing solicitors have just been appointed on the sale but I can't track down my deeds. Will this jeopardise the sale?

Don’t worry too much. First the deeds may be retained by the lender or they could stored with the solicitor who acted in the purchase. Secondly the chances are that the title will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to prove you are the registered owner by your conveyancing solicitors acquiring current official copies of the land registers. Most conveyancing in Wembley Park relates to registered property but in the rare situation where your home is not registered it adds to the complexity but is resolvable.

It has been 3 months since my purchase conveyancing in Wembley Park concluded. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £180,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the premises from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

I am buying a new build flat in Wembley Park. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Wembley Park

The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?

I need to appoint a conveyancing solicitor for sale conveyancing in Wembley Park. I have stumble across a site which appears to be the ideal answer If there is a chance to get all the legals completed via email that would be ideal. Do I need to be wary? What should out be looking out for?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

I am tempted by the attractive purchase price for a couple of maisonettes in Wembley Park which have approximately 50 years left on the lease term. Will this present a problem?

There are plenty of short leases in Wembley Park. The lease is a right to use the property for a prescribed time frame. As the lease gets shorter the value of the lease deteriorates and results in it becoming more costly to acquire a lease extension. This is why it is advisable to extend the lease term. It is often difficult to sell a property with a short lease because mortgage companies less inclined to grant a loan on properties of this type. Lease enfranchisement can be a difficult process. We recommend you get professional assistance from a solicitor and surveyor with experience in this arena.

Despite our best endeavours, we have been unsuccessful in negotiating a lease extension in Wembley Park. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on premiums?

in cases where there is a missing landlord or where there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant statutes you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to assess the sum to be paid.

An example of a Lease Extension case for a Wembley Park flat is Ground Floor Flat 69 Clifton Avenue in March 2012. the Tribunal determined that the premium payable for the new lease was £5,932 This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired lease term was 76.06 years.