It has come to my attention via my broker that my Chipping Norton the law firm I have appointed is not on the bank Conveyancing panel. What can I do to check?

The sensible course of action for you to take is to contact your Chipping Norton lawyer directly. You lawyer should notify you of the situation. If they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the approved list of lawyers for your bank.

I have given 8 weeks notice to my current landlord and have to be out of my let out property in Chipping Norton by 25/5/2023. Conveyancing for my house purchase is underway. Is it possible to complete in 4 weeks as don't want to have to find temporary accommodation?

The normal practice is not to serve notice for your lease until you have exchanged. If you have not already done so, speak to your conveyancer and urge them to they chase the owners side, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will look towards

How can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my business property in Chipping Norton and how can you help?

The particular law that you refer to affords security of tenure to business lessees, granting the dueness to apply to court for a continuation of occupancy when the lease comes to an end. There are certain specified grounds that a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are involved. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Chipping Norton is one of our many areas of the UK in which our lawyers have offices

I am employed by a busy estate agent office in Chipping Norton where we have experienced a few leasehold sales derailed as a result of leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have been given contradictory information from local Chipping Norton conveyancing solicitors. Can you confirm whether the owner of a flat can initiate the lease extension process for the purchaser on completion of the sale?

As long as the seller has owned the lease for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to commence the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the buyer can avoid having to sit tight for 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment has to be done before, or at the same time as completion of the sale.

An alternative approach is to agree the lease extension with the freeholder either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the purchaser.

Chipping Norton Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Examples of Questions you should consider Prior to buying

Plenty Chipping Norton leasehold properties will have a service charge for the upkeep of the building set on behalf of the landlord. Where you buy the property you will have to meet this liability, usually quarterly during the year. This may vary from a couple of hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for bigger purpose-built buildings. In all likelihood there will be a ground rent for you to pay annual, ordinarily this is not a large amount, say around £25-£75 but you should to check it because sometimes it could be prohibitively expensive. Who is in charge of the building?

How up-to-date is your database of lawyers on the bank conveyancing panel in Chipping Norton? Do the banks send you an updated list?

Chipping Norton law firm practices and firms conducting conveyancing in Chipping Norton themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the lender conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from the lender directly.