We were about to choose a conveyancing solicitor in Copse Hill found using your search tool but stumbled across alternative costs illustrations on the internet look less expensive – how come?

One can find numerous websites advertising supposedly cheap conveyancing, but additionalcharges result in the final invoice being inflated. Solicitors ought to ensure fees set out in terms of business should be equitable and be applied The law firms that we put forward for conveyancing in Copse Hill genuinely set out all legal fees for the property you intend tobuy.

Forgive me if this question is silly but I am new to the home buying as a first time purchaser of a two bedroom flat in Copse Hill. Do I collect the keys to the property on completion from my conveyancer? If so, I will find a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Copse Hill?

On the day of completion you do not need to attend the conveyancers office in Copse Hill. Conveyancing lawyers for you will electronically transfer the purchase money to the vendor’s solicitors, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you should be able to pick up the keys from the Estate Agents and move into your new home. This tends to happen between 1 and 3pm.

I'm spending time viewing houses in Copse Hill and I am about to put in an offer. Is it advisable to have a lawyer on ‘stand by’? I will be getting a home loan with Principality.

You should start obtaining conveyancing quotes from solicitors ASAP. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their details on to the estate agent. As you are seeking a mortgage with Principality, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Principality conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.

I am due to exchange contracts on my flat. I had a double glazing fitted in May 2006, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s lender, Lloyds are being a right pain. The Copse Hill solicitor who is on the Lloyds conveyancing panel is saying indemnity insurance will be fine but Lloyds are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do Lloyds have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?

It is probably the case that Lloyds have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Lloyds may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.

Me and my brother purchased a 4 bedroom Victorian house in Copse Hill. Conveyancing solicitor acted for me and Platform Home Loans Ltd. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw a couple of entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold with the matching property. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?

You need to review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Copse Hill and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also enquire as to the position with your conveyancing lawyer who carried out the work.

I need to find a conveyancing solicitor for leasehold conveyancing in Copse Hill. I've stumble upon a site which appears to be the ideal offering If there is a chance to get all this stuff completed via email that would be ideal. Should I be concerned? What are the potential pitfalls?

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 own a leasehold flat in Copse Hill. Conveyancing and Platform Home Loans Ltd mortgage went though with no issue. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the reversionary interest in the property. It included a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1998. The conveyancing solicitor in Copse Hill who acted for me is not around. Any advice?

The first thing you should do is make enquiries of the Land Registry to make sure that this person is indeed the new freeholder. You do not need to incur the fees of a Copse Hill conveyancing lawyer to do this as it can be done on-line for £3. Rest assured that regardless, even if this is the rightful freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.

We have reached the end of our tether in negotiating a lease extension in Copse Hill. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?

Most certainly. We can put you in touch with a Copse Hill conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Copse Hill residence is 83 Balvernie Grove in February 2012. The Tribunal assessed the price to be paid by the leaseholder to the freeholder for the lease extension pursuant to section 48 of the Leasehold Reform Housing & Urban Development Act 1993 should be£16,603.00 This case was in relation to 1 flat. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 69.32 years.