What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Chafford Hundred

There are many registered licenced Conveyancers in Chafford Hundred and Solicitor practices in Chafford Hundred who provide Conveyancing services It is important to make clear that both are regulated professionals specialising in the legal work in transferring property. Both can conduct other property legal work such as remortgage conveyancing, enfranchisement and transfer of equity conveyancing.

My uncle advised me that in buying a property in Chafford Hundred there could be a number of restrictions affecting the ability to carry out external alterations to a property. Is this right?

We are aware of a number of properties in Chafford Hundred which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to execute external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Chafford Hundred should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

I recently had an offer accepted on an apartment in Chafford Hundred. My mortgage broker suggested a conveyancing practitioner. I paid an upfront payment of £175. A few days later, the property lawyer called me to say that they were not on the UBS 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 UBS 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.

About to purchase a new build flat in Chafford Hundred. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Here are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Chafford Hundred

Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal.

What does commercial conveyancing in Chafford Hundred cover?

Non domestic conveyancing in Chafford Hundred incorporates a broad array of advice, supplied by regulated solicitors, relating to business premises. By way of example, this type of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more commonly, the assignment of existing business tenancies or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial mortgages and the termination of leases.

I am on look out for some leasehold conveyancing in Chafford Hundred. Before I get started I want to be sure as to the remaining lease term.

If the lease is registered - and most are in Chafford Hundred - 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.

Having spent years of dialogue we are unable to agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Chafford Hundred. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?

Where there is a absentee freeholder or if there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant statutes it is possible to make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to determine the price payable.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Chafford Hundred flat is Various @ Colombus Square in January 2012. the Tribunal calculated the premiums to be paid for new leases for each of the flats in Mariners Walk to be £3822 and the premium to be paid for the new lease of 2 Knights Court to be £4439. This case was in relation to 13 flats. The remaining number of years on the lease was 76 years.

For various reasons I am unable to attend my Chafford Hundred conveyancing solicitors office to execute documents for conveyancing in Chafford Hundred – will this be problematic?

Not a problem. Chafford Hundred conveyancing solicitors can undertake conveyancing transactions for clients from a distance. You are unlikely to be required to attend a Chafford Hundred conveyancers office. Almost all conveyancing practitioner can deal with all communications through post, email, telephone and fax.