My relative advised me that if I am purchasing in Falconwood I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

This is a search is occasionally included in the estimate for your Falconwood conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing significant information about Falconwood around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Falconwood Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Falconwood Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data concerning Falconwood.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Falconwood is the location of the property. Is there any guidance you can give?

Flying freeholds in Falconwood are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Falconwood you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Falconwood may determine 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 residence.

My cousin has recommend that I use his conveyancers in Falconwood. Do I follow his recommendation?

No doubt the ideal way to choose a conveyancing solicitor is to get referrals from friends or relatives who have actually experience in using the firm you're contemplating using.

What are your top tips when it comes to appointing a Falconwood conveyancing practice to deal with our lease extension?

When appointing a conveyancer for your lease extension (regardless if they are a Falconwood conveyancing practice) it is essential that he or she should be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of work. We advise that you talk with two or three firms including non Falconwood conveyancing practices prior to instructing a firm. Where the conveyancing practice is ALEP accredited then so much the better. The following questions could be helpful:

How familiar is the practice with lease extension legislation?

I have had difficulty in trying to purchase the freehold in Falconwood. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on premiums?

in cases where there is a absentee landlord or if there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant statutes it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to make a decision on the sum to be paid.

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Falconwood property is 103a Footscray Road in January 2014. The tribunal determines that the premium payable for the extended lease should be £34,500 according to the expert witness valuation calculation This case related to 1 flat.

A conveyancing firm dealt with my conveyancing in Falconwood 8 years ago and was holding my title documents but has since been shut down – how do I get hold of these?

Title deeds, as such, are no longer appropriate for most homes in Falconwood are registered electronically at Land Registry. If you need to show ownership or are disposing of or re-mortgaging your solicitor can obtain up to date copies of the register from the Land Registry in any case.

If you feel there may be other documents or you have any other queries please e-mail your request with details of the transaction and documents you need to filerequest@clc-uk.org. The CLC will let you know what information they have and any additional information they may need before they are in a position to identify and send the documents to you. Following an intervention it may take some time for the CLC to access archived files and documents, but your request will be actioned with reasonable haste.