We hope to to purchase with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. I called into a few high street companies but am struggling to find a Gidea Park conveyancing firm on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society panel. Please you help?

Please do take advantage of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this web page. Please choose the building society and type Gidea Park or your preferred area and you will be presented with numerous conveyancers based in Gidea Park or nearest you.

I purchased a renovated Edwardian house in Gidea Park. Conveyancing lawyer acted for me and Accord Mortgages Ltd. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are two entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold with the exact same property. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?

You should review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Gidea Park and other areas of 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 lenders. You can also enquire as to the position with the conveyancing lawyer who carried out the work.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what should have been a quick, no chain conveyancing. Gidea Park is the location of the property. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in Gidea Park are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Gidea Park you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Gidea Park 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 premises.

Am I best advised to use a Gidea Park conveyancing practitioner who is local to the property I am purchasing? An old friend can handle the legal work however his firm is located approximately 350kilometers drive away.

The primary upside of using a high street Gidea Park conveyancing practice is that you can attend the office to sign paperwork, hand in your identification documents and pester them where appropriate. Having local Gidea Park know how is a bonus. However it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If if people you trust used your friend and on the whole were happy that should trump using an unknown Gidea Park conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being Gidea Park based.

I would like to rent out my leasehold apartment in Gidea Park. Conveyancing solicitor who did the purchase is retired - so can't ask her. Is permission from the freeholder required?

A small minority of properties in Gidea Park do contain a provision to say that subletting is only allowed with permission. The landlord cannot unreasonably refuse but, in such cases, they would need to see references. Experience dictates that problems are usually caused by unsatisfactory tenants rather than owner-occupiers and for that reason you can expect the freeholder to take up the references and consider them carefully before granting consent.

I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord for a lease extension without getting anywhere. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on such issues? Can you recommend a Gidea Park conveyancing firm to represent me?

Most definitely. We are happy to put you in touch with a Gidea Park conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Gidea Park flat is 37 Lodge Court High Street in November 2013. the decision of the LVT was that the premium to be paid for the new lease was £25,559 This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired term was 57.5 years.