We opted for a high street solicitor for our conveyancing in Burnt Oak last week. Reviewing the small print it is apparent thatI am liable for charges even where the conveyance does not complete. Should I ditch them and choose a web based solicitor practice promoting no move no charge conveyancing in Burnt Oak?

It is usually a trade off in that if "No Sale No Fee" is advertised then the conveyancing charges will generally be uplifted to cover those conveyances that fail to complete. Please beware that such arrangements rarely protect you from expenses such as Burnt Oak conveyancing search charges.

We were just about to exchange contracts for a semi detached house in Burnt Oak. We encountered a stumbling block. The loan offer with Godiva Mortgages Ltd runs out on 13/6/2024 but the sellers are suggesting a completion date of 17/6/2024. Is it possible to prolong the mortgage offer?

The person best placed to address this concern is your lawyer who should determine whether he or she is better off negotiating with the mortgage broker, owner’s solicitors, estate agents or possibly all three based on what has happend in your transaction to date.

I own a renovated Victorian house in Burnt Oak. Conveyancing lawyer acted for me and Nationwide Building Society. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw a couple of entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold with the exact same address. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?

You need to review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Burnt Oak and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also check the situation with the conveyancing solicitor who carried out the work.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in two weeks back in what was supposed to be a simple, chain free conveyancing. Burnt Oak is the location of the property. Is there any advice you can give?

Flying freeholds in Burnt Oak are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Burnt Oak you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Burnt Oak may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.

I am on look out for some leasehold conveyancing in Burnt Oak. Before I set the wheels in motion I require certainty as to the remaining lease term.

Assuming the lease is recorded at the land registry - and almost all are in Burnt Oak - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.

My wife and I have hit a brick wall in trying to purchase the freehold in Burnt Oak. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on premiums?

if there is a missing freeholder or if there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to make a decision on the sum to be paid.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Burnt Oak premises is 20 Orchard Court Stonegrove in June 2009. The tribunal decided that a premium of £11,040 should be payable for the new lease This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired lease term was 71.55 years.