IfI was to acquire a freehold housein Harrow Weald for cash and have no survey and no local authority searches how much would I expect to to save on my conveyancing in Harrow Weald?

The only saving you would make on is the Harrow Weald conveyancing searches. A property lawyer still got to do everything else - money laundering, communicating with the vendors lawyer, stamp duty submission, register the ownership etc. You might save a bit for them not having to register a charge but it will not be meaningful.

Do I need to pay for insurance to address the risk of chancel repairs when purchasing a residence in Harrow Weald?

Unless a prior purchase of the property took place post 12 October 2013 you can expect conveyancing practitioners handling conveyancing in Harrow Weald to remain encouraging a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

I got the keys to my flat on 5 November and the transaction details is not yet on the land registry website. Any reason for this? My conveyancing solicitor in Harrow Weald said it will be registered inside ten days. Are transfers in Harrow Weald particularly slow to register?

There is nothing unique when it comes to conveyancing in Harrow Weald registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timeframes can vary subject to who lodges the application, whether there are errors and if the Land registry communicate with any 3rd persons or bodies. As of today roughly three quarters of such applications are fully addressed in less than three weeks but some can be subject to longer hold-ups. Historically registration takes place after the new owner has moved in to the premises thus 'speed' is not usually primary concern yet where there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your lawyers should communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.

I'm refinancing my current home to a buy to let loan with Chelsea Building Society and I will use the ballance of the raised equity as a deposit on further property. The neighborhood we are talking about is Harrow Weald. Will your conveyancers be able to act for both sets of mortgage companies and link together the two deals?

Make use of our search tool on this site to be sure that the solicitors are on the appropriate lender panels. Having checked that they are your conveyancer should be able to connect the two transactions but you should talk with you lawyer and communicate your expectations and needs.

My wife and I may need to let out our Harrow Weald ground floor flat for a while due to a new job. We instructed a Harrow Weald conveyancing firm in 2004 but they have closed and we did not think at the time seek any advice as to whether the lease prohibits the subletting of the flat. How do we find out?

Notwithstanding that your last Harrow Weald conveyancing solicitor is not around you can check your lease to check if you are permitted to let out the property. The rule is that if the lease is silent, subletting is permitted. There may be a precondition that you must obtain permission from your landlord or some other party prior to subletting. The net result is you not allowed to sublet in the absence of prior permission. Such consent should not be unreasonably turned down. If the lease does not allow you to sublet you should ask your landlord for their consent.

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

Where there is a missing landlord or if there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to assess the premium.

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Harrow Weald flat is flat 93b Welldon Crescent in May 2009. The Tribunals valuation for a 90-year lease extension of this fat was £13,171 This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 75.25 years.