Are you able to suggest a Leeds Building Society sanctioned Blackfriars conveyancing conveyancer finish our house move within two weeks? Am I best advised to unstruct a high street Blackfriars practice or a factory type firm?

We would be happy to suggest some excellent Blackfriars conveyancing firms. Another option is to visit the main road in Blackfriars. Approach some well established firms and ask to see a conveyancing solicitor for a quote. Discuss your expectations together with your reasons and ask for an assurance on speed. Appoint the lawyer that genuine.

I have justdiscovered that Action Conveyancing have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Blackfriars for a purchase of a leasehold flat 10 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is in my name in the name of the former proprietor?

The quickest way to see if the premises is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Blackfriars conveyancing specialists.

I was advised by two or three local property agents in Blackfriars to select a solicitor on your site. Is there a financial advantage for Estate Agents to promote your services over and above alternative conveyancing organisations?

We don’t give any financial incentive for pointing buyers and sellers in our direction. We thought it would be too underhand to pay a commission as home movers will think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I getting any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.

As co-executor for the estate of my grandmother I am selling a residence in Newport but I am based in Blackfriars. My solicitor (approximately 235 kilometers from meneeds me to sign a statutory declaration before the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Blackfriars to attest and place their company stamp on the document?

strictly speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are based in Blackfriars

Planning to complete next month on a leasehold property in Blackfriars. Conveyancing lawyers inform me that they are sending me a report tomorrow. What should I be looking out for?

Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Blackfriars should include some of the following:

Ground rent - how much and what the invoice dates are, and also know whether this will change in the future Does the lease prohibit wood flooring? Will you be prohibited or prevented from having pets in the property? What you can do if another tenant in the building breaches a clause of their lease?

I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord for a lease extension without success. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on such matters? Can you recommend a Blackfriars conveyancing firm to represent me?

in cases where there is a missing landlord or if there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to arrive at the premium.

An example of a Lease Extension case for a Blackfriars property is Flat 89 Trinity Court Grays Inn Road in February 2013. the Tribunal found that the premium to be paid by the tenant on the grant of a new lease, in accordance with section 56 and Schedule 13 to the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 should be £36,229. This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired term was 66.8 years.