Having been referred to your company we were going to use a conveyancing solicitor in Bush Hill Park listed by you but have come across some other fee calculations on the internet look less pricey – why is this?

There are plenty of solicitors advertising supposedly cheap conveyancing, but supplementalcosts result in the completion invoice being escalated. Solicitors are duty bound to ensure fees set out in terms and conditions should be equitable raised The solicitors that we put forward for conveyancing in Bush Hill Park clearly state all legal fees for the property you plan topurchase.

I am planning to move house in April. Should my conveyancing solicitor update the removal company on the completion day. As an aside, can you recommend a removal company in Bush Hill Park. Conveyancing solicitor was organised prior to coming across this site.

On the day of completion you can collect the house keys from your estate agent however this should only be done after the sellers conveyancers advise the agent that they acknowledge receipt of the completion payment and the keys can be released. Subsequently you will need to tell the removal company that they can start moving you in. We do not recommend a particular removal organisation but can help you find a conveyancing in Bush Hill Park or a firm that specialises in conveyancing in Bush Hill Park.

I am currently in the process of buying my council flat in Bush Hill Park. I have a mortgage offer with Santander. Conveyancing is not something I have any knowledge of. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should use one. Any advice?

It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Santander, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Santander conveyancing panel.

I recently had an offer agreed on a house in Bush Hill Park. My mortgage broker recommended their conveyancers. I paid an advanced payment of £150. A few days later, the property lawyer contacted me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Virgin Money panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

I bought my apartment on 13 May and the transaction details are still not on the land registry website. Need I be worried? My conveyancing solicitor in Bush Hill Park expressed confidence that it should be registered in less than a month. Are transfers in Bush Hill Park uniquely lengthy to register?

There is nothing unique about conveyancing in Bush Hill Park registration formalities. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timescales can vary subject to who lodges the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry need to notify any other persons or bodies. At present roughly three quarters of such applications are fully dealt with in less than three weeks but some can be subject to protracted delays. Registration takes place once the new owner has moved in to the premises therefore post completion formalities is not always an essential issue yet where it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your conveyancer must speak with the land registry and explain the circumstances.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a ground for flat up to £305k and found one near me in Bush Hill Park I like with a park and transport links nearby, the downside is that it only has 51 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Bush Hill Park for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a lease with such few years left?

Should you need a home loan that many years may be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for at least 2 years you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor regarding this matter.

I own a leasehold house in Bush Hill Park. Conveyancing and Nationwide Building Society mortgage are in place. I have received a letter from someone claiming to own the reversionary interest in the property. Attached was a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1994. The conveyancing practitioner in Bush Hill Park who acted for me is not around. What should I do?

First make enquiries of HMLR to make sure that the individual purporting to own the freehold is indeed the new freeholder. There is no need to instruct a Bush Hill Park conveyancing solicitor to do this as it can be done on-line for £3. Rest assured that in any event, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.

I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord for a lease extension without getting anywhere. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on such issues? Can you recommend a Bush Hill Park conveyancing firm to represent me?

Where there is a absentee landlord or where 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 make a decision on the sum to be paid.

An example of a Lease Extension case for a Bush Hill Park premises is First Floor Flat 109 Lyndhurst Road in May 2010. Following a vesting order by Edmonton County Court on 29th October 2009 the Tribunal decided on a figure of £5,012 for a lease extension. This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired term was 81.79 years.