I have todayfound out that Action Conveyancing have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Hazlemere for a purchase of a leasehold flat 18 months ago. How can I check that the property is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?

The easiest way to check if the property 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 Hazlemere conveyancing specialists.

I'm purchasing a new build house in Hazlemere with a mortgage from Halifax. The developers would not budge the price so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The property agent told me not reveal to my solicitor about the deal as it would affect my loan with the lender. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I am looking into buying my first house which is in Hazlemere and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Hazlemere. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Hazlemere area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Hazlemere. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

I own a leasehold house in Hazlemere. Conveyancing and Barclays mortgage went though with no issue. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the freehold. It included a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1998. The conveyancing solicitor in Hazlemere who acted for me is not around. Do I pay?

The first thing you should do is contact the Land Registry to make sure that the individual claiming to own the freehold is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. There is no need to incur the fees of a Hazlemere conveyancing lawyer to do this as it can be done on-line for a few pound. Rest assured that regardless, even if this is the rightful freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

I purchased a 1st floor flat in Hazlemere, conveyancing formalities finalised June 1995. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Corresponding properties in Hazlemere with a long lease are worth £201,000. The ground rent is £45 yearly. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2089

With 64 years unexpired the likely cost is going to be between £15,200 and £17,600 as well as legals.

The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to supply the actual costs without more detailed due diligence. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be considered and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action based on this information without first getting professional advice.

I acquired a flat in Hazlemere last 13/10/2023 and to date it is still not recorded with HM Land Registry. It is part of a development site and my lawyer told me that it can take over a year to register. I have called HM Land Registry directly and they say that the initial application was cancelled due to failure to reply to requisitions. What can I do?

It is your solicitor that you really need to contact in order to satisfy any concerns which have arisen as part of the registration formalities for your Hazlemere property. Normal Hazlemere conveyancing practice includes an undertaking on the part of the vendor’s property lawyer that they will assist in resolving any requirements raised by HMLR so it may be a case of taking action to enforce that undertaking if necessary.