I used Action Conveyancing several years past for my conveyancing in Long Itchington. Now, I need the documents but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Long Itchington of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I decided to have a survey done on a property in Long Itchington before appointing solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. Our surveyor has said that some lenders tend not issue a mortgage on a flying freehold premises.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different requirements for example to Nationwide. Should you wish to telephone us we can look into this further via the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Long Itchington. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Long Itchington especially if they are familiar with such properties in Long Itchington.

In what way does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my business property in Long Itchington and how can you help?

The 1954 Act provides security of tenure to business tenants, giving them the a statutory right to apply to court for a continuation of occupancy at the end of an expired lease. There are limited grounds that a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are complex. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Long Itchington is one of the numerous locations in which the firms we work with are based

I am the registered owner of a garden flat in Long Itchington, conveyancing formalities finalised 3 years ago. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Comparable properties in Long Itchington with over 90 years remaining are worth £165,000. The ground rent is £45 invoiced annually. The lease ceases on 21st October 50

You have 50 years remaining on your lease we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £36,100 and £41,800 as well as plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of detailed investigations. You should not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.

Should local authority permission be required to split a single dwelling into two appartments in Long Itchington? This has taken place to a property adjacent to a friend in Long Itchington and was not aware of it happening until it was complete.

Planning consent is needed for converting a single house in Long Itchington into flats but possibly not for reverting back to single dwelling-house so, in answer to your query, yes.