Do the conveyancing solicitors listed on your site conduct auction conveyancing in Higham Wood?

There are a number of auction lawyers we can connect you with those who can conduct auction conveyancing. Higham Wood is just one of our areas of in which our lawyers have a presence.

I used Stirling Law several years ago for my conveyancing in Higham Wood. Now, I need my documents however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Higham Wood of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I have been on the look out for a ground for flat up to £195,000 and found one close by in Higham Wood I like with amenity areas and station in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 51 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Higham Wood for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a short lease?

Should you require a home loan the shortness of the lease will be an issue. Reduce the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the property for at least twenty four months you may request that they commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer regarding this.

Taking into account that I will soon part with 450k on a house in Higham Wood I wish to talk to a lawyer about mytransaction before instructing the firm. Can this be arranged?

This is something that we recommend - we would be pleased to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you liaising with the lawyer due to be conducting your conveyancing in Higham Wood.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is an important individual, not a matter reference. The practices that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are calculated and presented to you for your conveyancing in Higham Wood should be the figure that you end up paying.

I am a negotiator for a busy estate agency in Higham Wood where we see a few flat sales jeopardised due to leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have received conflicting advice from local Higham Wood conveyancing solicitors. Could you confirm whether the vendor of a flat can start the lease extension formalities for the buyer?

Provided that the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to commence the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is that the buyer can avoid having to sit tight for 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed prior to, or at the same time as completion of the disposal of the property.

Alternatively, it may be possible to agree the lease extension with the freeholder either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the purchaser.

Higham Wood Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Queries before buying

How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their maintenance charge payments? In the main the outlay for major works tend not to be incorporated into the service charges, although there some managing agents in Higham Wood obliged leaseholders to contribute towards a sinking fund and this is used to offset against larger works. What prohibitions are there in the Higham Wood Lease?