I'm in the process of swapping over from my domestic mortgage to a Buy to Let Chelsea Building Society mortgage. I have been informed by my broker that I must appoint a lawyer for this. I got in contact with the same Strawberry Hill conveyancing practitioner who acted on my behalf when I originally bought the property. The costs illustration supplied of just over five hundred pounds is surprising as its a remortgage than a sale or purchase.

The charges are a bit high. If you you were to look around you could trim some of the expense by as much as a hundred pounds. That being said, assuming were content with the assistance the firm offered you mightlive to rue choosing an a cheaper solicitor. Remember to check that the firm can also act for Chelsea Building Society. You can make use of our search tool to find a Strawberry Hill conveyancing firm on the Chelsea Building Society member panel, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Strawberry Hill.

Would the conveyancing practitioners indexed on your site carry out right to buy conveyancing in Strawberry Hill?

We do have a number of conveyancing conveyancers who can conduct right to buy conveyancing work Please e-mail us to get a costs calculation.

A colleague advised me that if I am purchasing in Strawberry Hill I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

This is a search is occasionally quoted for as part of the standard Strawberry Hill conveyancing searches. It is not a small report of about 40 pages, listing and detailing significant information about Strawberry Hill around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information concerning Strawberry Hill.

I'm remortgaging my current property to a BTL loan with Nottingham Building Society and intend to use the remaining equity towards another property. The area we are interested in is Strawberry Hill. Will your conveyancers be able to act for the two banks and link together the conveyances?

Do use our search tool on this page to ensure that the lawyers are approved by both lenders. On the basis that they are the lawyer should be able to tie up the two conveyancing matters but you should talk with you solicitor and make apparent your desired outcome and needs.

There are only Sixty One years unexpired on my flat in Strawberry Hill. I am keen to get lease extension but my freeholder is can not be found. What should I do?

On the basis that 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 granted an extra 90 years by the Court. You will be obliged to demonstrate that you or your lawyers have made all reasonable attempts to track down the landlord. For most situations a specialist may be useful to carry out a search and prepare a report which can be accepted by the court as evidence that the landlord is indeed missing. It is advisable to get professional help from a solicitor both on proving the landlord’s absence and the application to the County Court overseeing Strawberry Hill.

I am the proprietor of a a ground floor purpose built flat in Strawberry Hill. Given that I can not reach agreement with the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the sum due for a lease extension?

if there is a missing landlord or if there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the LVT to judgment on the sum to be paid.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Strawberry Hill flat is Ground Floor Flat 91 Bath Road in May 2009. in a case where the freeholder could not be traced, the Brentford County Court ordered that the Lease be surrendered in return for the grant of a new lease of the Premises at a premium determined by the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal. The tribunal concluded that the price payable by the Applicant for the new lease of the premises be £15,900 This case was in relation to 1 flat. The remaining number of years on the lease was 60.45 years.