A colleague recommended that if I am purchasing in Harlington I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

This is a search is sometimes included in the estimate for your Harlington conveyancing searches. It is a large report of about 40 pages, listing and setting out significant information about Harlington around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Harlington Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Harlington Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information concerning Harlington.

I have justbecome aware that Arc property Solicitors have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Harlington for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 18 months ago. How can I establish that the property is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?

The easiest method to see if the premises is in your name, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Harlington conveyancing specialists.

Due to the guidance of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Harlington prior to instructing conveyancers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. Our surveyor advised that some banks may not grant a loan on such a property.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different instructions from Halifax. Should you wish to telephone us we can look into this further with the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Harlington. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Harlington especially if they are acquainted with such properties in Harlington.

I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor for purchase conveyancing in Harlington. I've chance upon a site which appears to be the perfect answer If it is possible to get all formalities done via phone that would be preferable. Should I be concerned? What should out be looking out for?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

Due to sign contracts shortly on a studio apartment in Harlington. Conveyancing solicitors inform me that they will have a report out to me next week. What should I be looking out for?

The report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Harlington should include some of the following:

What options are open to you if another tenant in the building breaches a clause of their lease? Do you need to have carpet in the flat or are you allowed wood flooring? Who has the liability to repair and maintain the block. It is important for you to know which party is liable for the repair and maintenance of every part of the building You should be sent a copy of the lease You should have a good understanding of the insurance requirements

Having spent months of dialogue we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Harlington. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?

if there is a missing landlord or where there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant legislation it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to calculate the amount due.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement matter before the tribunal for a Harlington flat is 164 Nestles Avenue in October 2013. The tribunal agreed with the proposed price of £20,158 for the freehold and determined that that sum is the amount to be paid into court This case related to 2 flats. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 69 years.