How do I investigate if the solicitor conducting my conveyancing in Kingsbury is on the lender’sapproved panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for The Mortgage Works thus spending £192.00 in another set of conveyancing charges.

Feel free to make the most of the find a lender approved solicitor tool on this site. Pick the mortgage company and type ‘Kingsbury’ or your location and you will see a number of lawyer located in Kingsbury or by proximity to you.

What can a local search tell me concerning the house we're purchasing in Kingsbury?

Kingsbury conveyancing often commences with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search organisations such as PSG The local search is essential in every Kingsbury conveyancing purchase; that is if you wish to avoid any unpleasant once you have moved into your property. The search should supply information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen topic headings.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our property are lost. The lawyers who dealt with the conveyancing in Kingsbury 4 years ago no longer exist. What do I do?

Assuming you have a registered title the information relating to your ownership will be retained by the Land Registry under a Title Number. It is easy to conduct a search at the Land Registry, locate your property and obtain up to date copies of the Registered Entries for less than a fiver. If the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will usually retain a file duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be retrieved for £20 inclusive of VAT.

What advice can you give us when it comes to finding a Kingsbury conveyancing practice to deal with our lease extension?

When appointing a solicitor for lease extension works (regardless if they are a Kingsbury conveyancing practice) it is essential that they be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of conveyancing. We advise that you talk with several firms including non Kingsbury conveyancing practices before you instructing a firm. If the firm is ALEP accredited then so much the better. The following questions could be useful:

How familiar is the firm with lease extension legislation? If the firm is not ALEP accredited then what is the reason?

I have attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord for a lease extension without any joy. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on such issues? Can you recommend a Kingsbury conveyancing firm to help?

Absolutely. We are happy to put you in touch with a Kingsbury conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension case for a Kingsbury residence is 27B Hillside in February 2010. the resulting premium, all other aspects of the valuation having been agreed between the parties was set at £8,250 This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired term was 70.25 years.

Midway through the sale of a leasehold flat in Kingsbury. Conveyancing is fine but we have been asked to pay a fortune by the managing agents. So far we have paid £295.50 for a leasehold management information and then another £117.20 for responses to questions raised by the buyers lawyer.

Your lawyer will unlikely have any impact over the extent of the charges for this information however the average costs for the information for Kingsbury leasehold property is £360. For Kingsbury conveyancing deals it is customary for the vendor to pay for these charges. The freeholder or their agents are not duty bound to address these questions although many will agree to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices out of proportion to the work involved. Regretfully there is no law that requires capped fees for administrative tasks. Nor is there any set time limit by which they are obliged to issue the information.