We see that you have a search directory listing law firms on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I retain them for our own conveyancing in Abbots Langley?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Abbots Langley.

We hope to to buy with Coventry BS. I dropped in a couple of local firms but cant to find a Abbots Langley conveyancing firm on the Coventry BS approved list. Can you help?

You should make the most of the search tool on this web page. Please choose the mortgage company and type Abbots Langley or your preferred area and you will discover a number of lawyer offices in Abbots Langley or nearest you.

I have been told that property searches are the primary reason for stalling in Abbots Langley conveyancing transactions. Is this right?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the findings of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature within the most frequent causes of hindrances during the legal transfer of property. Local searches are not likely to feature in any holding up conveyancing in Abbots Langley.

Is it possible to change firm as I have to choose a firm on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. I instructed a high street conveyancing solicitor in Abbots Langley five minutes from me but he is not approved by Bank of Ireland

It would be our pleasure to help you find a conveyancing solicitor in Abbots Langley on the Bank of Ireland panel. Please note that the conveyancers that we list do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are registered with the Solicitors Regulation Authority who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Abbots Langley. In utilising the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this page, you can compare fees for conveyancing solicitors in Abbots Langley and throughout England and Wales.

I work for a busy estate agency in Abbots Langley where we have experienced a few flat sales jeopardised due to leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have received conflicting advice from local Abbots Langley conveyancing firms. Can you shed some light as to whether the vendor of a flat can commence the lease extension process for the purchaser on completion of the sale?

Provided that the seller has been the owner 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 buyer 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 before, or simultaneously with completion of the disposal of the property.

Alternatively, it may be possible 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 purchaser.

I invested in buying a leasehold flat in Abbots Langley, conveyancing formalities finalised March 2010. Can you let me have an estimate of the premium that my landlord can legally expect in return for granting a renewal of my lease? Similar flats in Abbots Langley with a long lease are worth £211,000. The ground rent is £45 invoiced annually. The lease runs out on 21st October 2092

You have 67 years left to run the likely cost is going to range between £10,500 and £12,000 as well as legals.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs without more comprehensive due diligence. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be other concerns that need to be considered and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward based on this information without first getting professional advice.