My fiance’s uncle is a conveyancing practitioner. I am hopeful that I will receive friends and family fee for conveyancing, but if not, what level of costs would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Colney Hatch?

It’s a good idea to get multiple conveyancing quotes. Make use of our comparison tool on this page. Whilst amounts seem to contrast greatly but the service one can expect differ between conveyancers as is the case with most professions.

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

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

I am purchasing a property in Colney Hatch. An unusual aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. RBS have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?

Given that your lender is RBS your lawyer must follow the formal instructions set out in Section 2 of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for RBS. The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook sets out minimum provisions for solar panel roof-space leases, and lawyers are required to report to RBS where a lease does not meet these specifications. The conditions relate to the installation of panels on properties in England and Wales and is not isolated to Colney Hatch.

I was told four weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by Barclays. Is it usual for Barclays to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Colney Hatch is approved on their conveyancing panel? Barclays have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their PI Insurance.

A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Barclays to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Barclays conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

I need to appoint a conveyancing solicitor for purchase conveyancing in Colney Hatch. I have discover a site which seems to have the ideal solution If it is possible to get all formalities done via web that would be ideal. Do I need to be wary? What should out be looking out for?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

I am on look out for some leasehold conveyancing in Colney Hatch. Before I get started I would like to find out the number of years remaining on the lease.

If the lease is recorded at the land registry - and most are in Colney Hatch - 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.

We have reached the end of our tether in negotiating a lease extension in Colney Hatch. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on premiums?

in cases where there is a missing landlord or if 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 First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to judgment on the amount due.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Colney Hatch premises is 90 & 96 Poplar Grove in June 2013. It was held by the Tribunal that the premium to be paid for the new lease in respect of each of the flats referred should be £17,942 This case was in relation to 2 flats. The unexpired term was 68 years.

I purchased a flat in Colney Hatch last 19/11/2024 and to date it is still not registered with HM Land Registry. It is part of a development site and my property lawyer told me that it may take 12 months to register. I have spoken with HM Land Registry directly and they have informed me the original application was cancelled due to questions not being addressed in time. Should I be concerned?

It is your lawyer that you should turn to here in order to satisfy any concerns which have been raised as part of the registration formalities for your Colney Hatch property. Normal Colney Hatch conveyancing practice includes an undertaking on the part of the vendor’s conveyancing practitioner that they will assist in resolving any question raised by HMLR so it may be a case of taking action to enforce that undertaking if necessary.