We see that you have a search directory identifying firms on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I retain them for our own conveyancing in Lindfield?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Lindfield.

I require fast conveyancing in Lindfield as I am faced with an ultimatum to complete within 2 weeks. A home loan is not required. Is it possible to escape the need for conveyancing searches to save fees and time?

If.Given you are not obtaining a home loan you are at liberty not to do searches although no conveyancer would advise that you don't. Drawing on years of experience of conveyancing in Lindfield the following are examples of what can appear and adversely affect the marketability of the property: Refused Planning Applications, Outstanding Fees, Overdue Grants, Road Schemes,...

I used Wolstenholmes several years ago for my conveyancing in Lindfield. Now, I need my files however the law firm has closed. What do I do?

Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down 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 Lindfield of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

How does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my business premises in Lindfield and how can your lawyers assist?

The 1954 Act provides protection to business leaseholders, giving them the dueness to apply to court for a continuation of occupancy when the lease comes to an end. There are limited grounds that a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are involved. We are happy to direct you to commercial conveyancing firms who use the act for protection and assist with commercial conveyancing in Lindfield

Helen (my wife) and I may need to rent out our Lindfield ground floor flat temporarily due to taking a sabbatical. We instructed a Lindfield conveyancing firm in 2001 but they have closed and we did not have the foresight to get any advice as to whether the lease permits subletting. How do we find out?

A lease dictates the relationship between the landlord and you the leaseholder; specifically, it will say if subletting is not allowed, or permitted but only subject to certain caveats. The accepted inference is that if the lease contains no specific ban or restriction, subletting is allowed. The majority of leases in Lindfield do not contain strict prohibition on subletting – such a clause would adversely affect the market value the property. Instead, there is usually simply a requirement that the owner notifies the freeholder, possibly supplying a duplicate of the sublease.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Lindfield - A selection of Queries before buying

Where a Lindfield lease has fewer than eighty years it will have adverse implications on the value of the apartment. Check with your lender that they are happy with residual term of the lease. A short lease means that you will almost definitely have to extend the lease sooner rather than later and it is worth discovering what this will be. For most Lindfieldlease extensions you will be be obliged to have owned the property for two years in order to be legally able to exercise a lease extension. Best to be warned if changing the roof or some other major work is coming up that will be shared amongst the leasehold owners and could well dramatically impact the level of the maintenance fees or require a one off payment. The prefered form of lease structure is a share of the freehold. In this scenario the leaseholders have control and even though a managing agent is usually employed if it is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent is directed by the tenants.