We see that you have a search directory identifying solicitors on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I instruct them for our conveyancing in Dagenham?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Dagenham.

We just had an offer accepted to buy with Earl Shilton BS. We have called around locally yet am unable to find a Dagenham conveyancing firm on the Earl Shilton BS approved list. Please you help?

You should take advantage of the search tool on this site. Please choose the building society and type Dagenham or your location and you will discover numerous solicitors based in Dagenham or nearest you.

How does conveyancing in Dagenham differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build property in Dagenham contact us having been asked by the developer to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is completed. This is because developers in Dagenham typically purchase the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Dagenham or who has acted in the same development.

My partner has suggested that I instruct his lawyers for conveyancing in Dagenham. Do I take his recommendation?

No doubt the ideal way to find a conveyancing lawyer is to seek referrals from friends or family who have experience in using the conveyancer that you are are thinking of instructing.

Do you have any advice for leasehold conveyancing in Dagenham from the perspective of expediting the sale process?

• Much of the delay in leasehold conveyancing in Dagenham can be avoided if you instruct lawyers as soon as your agents start advertising the property and request that they start to put together the leasehold information which will be required by the buyers’ conveyancers.
You may think that you are aware of the number of years left on your lease but it would be wise to verify this via your lawyers. A buyer’s lawyer will not be happy to advise their client to where the remaining number of years is less than 75 years. It is therefore important at an early stage that you identify whether the lease for your property needs extending. If it does, contact your solicitors before you put your property on the market for sale. If there is a history of any disputes with your landlord or managing agents it is very important that these are settled prior to the flat being put on the market. The buyers and their solicitors will be reluctant to purchase a property where there is an ongoing dispute. You may have to bite the bullet and discharge any arrears of service charge or settle the dispute prior to completion of the sale. It is therefore preferable to have any dispute settled prior to the contract papers being issued to the buyers’ solicitors. You are still duty bound to disclose details of the dispute to the buyers, but it is clearly preferable to present the dispute as historic as opposed to ongoing. If you are supposed to have a share in the freehold, you should make sure that you are holding the original share document. Obtaining a new share certificate can be a time consuming formality and slows down many a Dagenham conveyancing deal. Where a duplicate share is necessary, you should approach the company officers or managing agents (where relevant) for this as soon as possible. A minority of Dagenham leases require Licence to Assign from the landlord. If this is the case, it would be prudent to notify your estate agents to make sure that the purchasers obtain financial (bank) and professional references. The bank reference should make it clear that the buyer is able to meet the yearly service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the actual amount of the service charge so that they can pass this information on to the buyers or their solicitors.

My wife and I have hit a brick wall in negotiating a lease extension in Dagenham. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?

if there is a absentee freeholder or where there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant statutes you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to judgment on the sum to be paid.

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Dagenham premises is 49 Aldborough Road South in July 2012. The Tribunal decided that the premium payable for the grant of the new lease was £13,925 This case was in relation to 1 flat. The remaining number of years on the lease was 61.36 years.