I am expecting a mortgage offer from Nat West. I hope to enlist the help of a Licensed Conveyancer in Brentford. Does the Nat West Solicitor panel allow for conveyancers regulated by the CLC?

The Nat West conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders, represented by the CML or Building Society Association, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

I am buying a property for cash in Brentford. I have lived for the previous Seventeen years in Brentford. Conveyancing searches are a lot of money. Given that I have knowledge of the road and vicinity intimately must I have all the conveyancing searches?

In the absence of a mortgage, then almost all of the Brentford conveyancing searches are at your discretion. Your conveyancer will ’encourage you, perhaps strongly, that you should have searches completed, but she has a professional duty to take that path of guidance. One thing to consider; if you are likely to dispose of the house in the future, it may be of interest to your prospective buyer what the searches reveal. On occasion houses with no practical issues can still show up unfavourable search results. A competent conveyancing solicitor in Brentford will be able to give you some practical advice in this regard.

I used Action Conveyancing several years ago for my conveyancing in Brentford. Now, I need my documents but the law firm has closed. What do I do?

Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing 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 Brentford of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

What does commercial conveyancing in Brentford cover?

Commercial conveyancing in Brentford covers a broad array of advice, offered by qualified solicitors, relating to business premises. By way of example, this type of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more commonly, the transfer of existing leases or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial loans and the termination of tenancies.

I am attracted to a couple of maisonettes in Brentford which have in the region of forty five years left on the leases. Will this present a problem?

There are plenty of short leases in Brentford. The lease is a right to use the property for a prescribed time frame. As the lease gets shorter the saleability of the lease deteriorates and it becomes more expensive to extend the lease. For this reason it is generally wise to extend the lease term. Sometimes it is 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 protracted process. We recommend you seek professional assistance from a conveyancer and surveyor with experience in this field.

I inherited a a ground floor purpose built flat in Brentford. In the absence of agreement between myself and the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the sum due for the purchase of the freehold?

Absolutely. We can put you in touch with a Brentford conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement matter before the tribunal for a Brentford residence is 105 & 105A Seaford Road in July 2013. The tribunal determined that the price payable for the freehold interest in the Property was £43,985 . This sum was to be paid into Brentford County Court to enable the matter to proceed This case was in relation to 2 flats.