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Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Elephant and Castle

Can the conveyancing solicitors via your comparison service carry out attended exchange conveyancing in Elephant and Castle?

There are a few conveyancing specialists who can conduct 24hr exchanges. Please e-mail us to secure a conveyancing quote and details as to dates.

I completed on my apartment on 3 August and the transaction details are still not on the land registry website. Need I be worried? My conveyancing solicitor in Elephant and Castle advises it should be formalised in less than a month. Are titles in Elephant and Castle particularly slow to register?

There is nothing unique about conveyancing in Elephant and Castle registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timeframes can differ subject to the party submitting the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry must send notices to any 3rd parties. Currently approximately three quarters of such applications are fully dealt with within 12 days but occasionally there can be extensive delays. Registration occurs once the new owner is living at the property thus 'speed' is not typically primary concern but where it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your conveyancer must communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.

My husband and I are first time buyers - agreed a price, yet the selling agent informed us that the seller will only go ahead if we instruct the agent's recommended solicitors as they want a ‘quick sale’. Our preferred option is to instruct a family conveyancer with experience of conveyancing in Elephant and Castle

It is highly unlikely the vendors are driving this. If they want ‘a quick sale', alienating a serious buyer is not the way to achieve this. Speak to the owners direct and explain that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances in place © you do not need to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you are going to use your own,trusted Elephant and Castle conveyancing solicitors - not the ones that will give the negotiator at the agency a introducer fee or achieve conveyancing figures demanded by corporate headquarters.

I am employed by a long established estate agent office in Elephant and Castle where we have witnessed a few leasehold sales derailed as a result of leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have received contradictory information from local Elephant and Castle conveyancing firms. Could you clarify whether the seller of a flat can instigate the lease extension formalities for the buyer?

As long as the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is that the proposed purchaser need not have to wait 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment has to be done prior to, or simultaneously with completion of the disposal of the property.

Alternatively, it may be possible to extend the lease informally by agreement with the landlord 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 buyer.

I have attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord to extend my lease without success. Can I make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal? Can you recommend a Elephant and Castle conveyancing firm to assist?

You certainly can. We can put you in touch with a Elephant and Castle conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension case for a Elephant and Castle property is Ground Floor Flat 39 Bronsart Road in May 2010. Following a vesting order by West London County Court the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal concluded that the price to be paid for the extended lease of the premises was Thirteen Thousand Two hundred pounds (£13,200) in accordance with the valuation. The extended lease was granted for a term of 90 years from the expiry date of the Lease and at a peppercorn ground rent from the date of the vesting order. This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 74.77 years.

Are all Elephant and Castle solicitors on every bank conveyancing panel?

You can use our search tool or you can drop into your local bank branch in Elephant and Castle. the probability is that they will be in a position to recommend some reputable conveyancing solicitors in Elephant and Castle

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