My son is purchasing a new build apartment in Kingsbury with a home loan from Coventry BS. His solicitor has advised him of a delay in receiving the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. Who needs to receive the form?

The document is intended to provide information to the main parties engaged in the transaction. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the surveyor when asked. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the Coventry BS conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.

In scouring mumsnet.com for an affordable lawyer in Kingsbury, many advise that I should use a CQS kitemarked solicitor. Can you explain what CQS is?

Kingsbury Conveyancing Quality Scheme law firms have achieved certification by the law Society CQS was created to promote high standards in the home legal process. CQS enables consumers to recognise practices who provide a quality residential conveyancing. Kingsbury is one of the many areas in England and Wales in which CQS have a presence. The conveyancing scheme requires solicitors to undergo a strict assessment, compulsory training, self-certification, random audits and annual reviews in order to maintain CQS status. It is available to solicitors and not licensed conveyancers and has the support of the Building Societies Association.

About to purchase a new build apartment in Kingsbury. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Kingsbury

Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Please supply a car parking plan. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company?

I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £235,500 and identified one near me in Kingsbury I like with amenity areas and transport links in the vicinity, the downside is that it only has 61 years on the lease. There is not much else in Kingsbury in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a lease with such few years left?

Should you need a home loan the shortness of the lease may be a potential deal breaker. Discount the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the premises for a minimum of 2 years you could request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor concerning this matter.

My father has recommend that I use his conveyancers in Kingsbury. Do I follow his guidance?

Much as we are happy to recommend a Kingsbury conveyancing lawyer the best way to choose a conveyancing practitioner is to have referrals from friends or family who have actually experience in using the conveyancer you're are thinking of instructing.