Can the conveyancing lawyers listed on your site handle conveyancing in Chalk Farm by way of an attended exchange?

We do have a number of conveyancing specialists who can conduct one day exchanges. You should contact us to receive a fee calculation and details as to availability.

I am assisting my aunt sell her house in Chalk Farm. Does the conveyancer order the energy performance certificate or it is for the owner to coordinate?

Following the demise of HIPs, EPC’s was left as a mandatory part of selling a property. An energy assessment must be to hand prior to the property being advertised. It is not as aspect of the sale process that lawyers ordinarily arrange. Where you are instructing a Chalk Farm conveyancing lawyer they might be willing to arrange EPC’s given their relationships with reputable Chalk Farm providers

I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Santander. I assume I don't need a Chalk Farm conveyancing practitioner on the Santander panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?

If you have finished paying off your Santander mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Santander mortgage from the register. Santander, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:

1. but are not moving to another property
2. where Santander has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
3. Santander has instructed the Land Registry to do so

Our sealed bid on a detached house in Chalk Farm has been agreed to, the sellers do nevertheless have a tied purchase. The sellers have put an offer on a flat, but it’s not yet agreed to, and are looking at other properties in the pipeline. I have chosen a local conveyancing solicitor in Chalk Farm. What do I do now? At what point do I apply for the mortgage with Lloyds?

It is usual to have concerns where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket prematurely (home loan application is in the region of one thousand pounds, then survey, Chalk Farm conveyancing search charges, etc). The first thing to do is check that your lawyer is on the Lloyds approved list. Concerning the subsequent phase this very much dictated by the circumstances of your transaction, attraction to the property and on the state of the market. In a buoyant market the majority of purchasers would apply for a home loan with Lloyds and arrange for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they pay their conveyancer to proceed with the conveyancing in Chalk Farm.

What can a local search tell me concerning the property I am purchasing in Chalk Farm?

Chalk Farm conveyancing often commences with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company such as Onsearch The local search plays a central part in many a Chalk Farm conveyancing purchase; that is if you don’t want any unpleasant once you have moved into your new home. The search will provide data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of 13 subject areas.

My cousin has suggested that I use his conveyancers in Chalk Farm. Should I choose my own property lawyer?

Much as we are happy to recommend a Chalk Farm conveyancing lawyer the ideal way to choose a conveyancing lawyer is to seek recommendations from friends or relatives who have experience in using the firm you're are thinking of instructing.

Can you offer any advice when it comes to finding a Chalk Farm conveyancing firm to carry out our lease extension conveyancing?

If you are instructing a conveyancer for your lease extension (regardless if they are a Chalk Farm conveyancing firm) it is most important that they be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of work. We suggest that you speak with two or three firms including non Chalk Farm conveyancing practices before you instructing a firm. If the firm is ALEP accredited then so much the better. The following questions might be useful:

If the firm is not ALEP accredited then what is the reason? What are the legal fees for lease extension conveyancing?

I am the leaseholder of a basement flat in Chalk Farm. Given that I can not reach agreement with the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the amount due for a lease extension?

in cases where there is a absentee freeholder or if there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to judgment on the price payable.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Chalk Farm property is Flat 2 27 Mackeson Road in December 2012. The Tribunal assessed the value of the lease extension premium at £35,435 and rounded the figure to £35,500 This case was in relation to 1 flat. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 64.77 years.