My Elmers End solicitor has spotted a difference when comparing the assumptions in the home valuation report and what is in the conveyancing documents. My solicitor informs me that he is duty bound to check that the bank is happy with this discrepancy and is content to go ahead. Is my conveyancer’s stance appropriate?

Your lawyer must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for both parties.

Can your site be used to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Elmers End even where I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for instance where I want to buy an office in Elmers End with a loan from Aldermore?

The service is primarily utilised to find domestic conveyancing solicitors in Elmers End but we have set out at the end of this page some Elmers End commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to enquire with the firm directly to establish if they can also act for Aldermore

Various online forums that I have visited warn that are a common reason for hinderance in Elmers End house deals. Is this right?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the findings of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure within the common causes of delays during the legal transfer of property. Local searches are not likely to be the root cause of delay in conveyancing in Elmers End.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in two weeks back in what should have been a simple, no chain conveyancing. Elmers End is where the house is located. Can you offer any assistance?

Flying freeholds in Elmers End are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Elmers End you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Elmers End may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.

All being well we will complete the sale of our £200,000 apartment in Elmers End on Tuesday in a week. The landlords agents has quoted £372 for Landlord’s certificate, insurance certificate and 3 years statements of service charge. Is the landlord entitled to charge such fees for a leasehold conveyance in Elmers End?

Elmers End conveyancing on leasehold apartments normally results in fees being levied by landlords agents :

Answering conveyancing due diligence enquiries Where consent is required before sale in Elmers End Supplying insurance information Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale

Your lawyer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Elmers End leasehold premises is £350. For Elmers End conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are obliged to provide the information.

Despite our best endeavours, we have been unsuccessful in negotiating a lease extension in Elmers End. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?

in cases where there is a absentee freeholder or if there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant statutes you can apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to determine the premium.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Elmers End flat is Flats 55, 67 & 70 Melbourne Court Anerley Road in July 2013. The tribunal calculated that the premium for the extended lease at £48,366.00 for at 55, and £88,329.00 for ats 67 and 70 combined. This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 26.38 years.