My lawyer in Church End has never been on on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society Solicitor Panel. Can I still use my family solicitor notwithstanding that they are not on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?

Your options are as follows:

1. Complete the purchase with your existing Church End solicitors but Norwich and Peterborough Building Society will need to instruct a solicitor on their panel. This will inevitably rack up the overall legal fees and cause delays.
2. Choose a new solicitor to act in the conveyancing, not forgetting to check they are Convince your lawyer to do everything within their powers to join the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel

I am buying a new build apartment in Church End. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Church End

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. 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. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme.

Is there anything unique about your site and other internet conveyancing brokers for conveyancing in Church End?

At this site get an accurate quote from a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that has a full understanding of the issues of your conveyancing in Church End. Unlike many estate agents and brokerage sites we are not in the business of charging firms a commission if you appoint them for your property ownership legalities in Church End

Is it best to appoint a Church End conveyancing lawyer who is local to the property I am buying? An old friend can execute the legal work however his firm is located a couple of hundredkilometers drive away.

The benefit of a high street Church End conveyancing practice is that you can pop in to sign paperwork, present your ID and apply pressure on them if necessary. They will also have local intelligence which is a bonus. That being said nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If other friends have instructed your friend and they were content that should trump using an unknown Church End conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being based in the area.

I have just started marketing my ground floor flat in Church End. Conveyancing is yet to be initiated, but I have recently received a yearly service charge demand – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?

It best that you pay the maintenance contribution as usual because all ground rent and service invoices will be apportioned on completion, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.

I have attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord to extend my lease without any joy. Can one apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal? Can you recommend a Church End conveyancing firm to assist?

Most certainly. We can put you in touch with a Church End conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Church End premises is Ground Floor 110 Station Road in June 2013. The Tribunal found that the premium payable for a lease extension should be £31,665. This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired lease term was 56.65 years.