We are planning to acquire a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in Much Hadham who is on the Aldermore approved panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a conveyancing firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Aldermore . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Much Hadham.

I have a semi-detached Victorian property in Much Hadham. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw two entries: the first freehold, the second leasehold under the matching property. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?

You need to assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Much Hadham and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also check the situation with your conveyancing practitioner who conducted the work.

How easy is it to switch firm as I need to select one who is on the Coventry Building Society conveyancing list. I instructed a family conveyancing solicitor in Much Hadham round the corner but she is not accepted by Coventry Building Society

It would be our pleasure to help you find a conveyancing solicitor in Much Hadham on the Coventry Building Society panel. Please note that the law firms that we list do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Much Hadham. Using search facility on this page, you can compare fees for conveyancing solicitors in Much Hadham and beyond.

Is it best to use a Much Hadham conveyancing lawyer based in the area that I am hoping to buy? We have a good friend who can handle the conveyancing however his firm is located 200miles away.

The benefit of a high street Much Hadham conveyancing practice is that you can visit the firm to execute documents, hand in your identification documents and apply pressure on them if necessary. They will also have local knowledge which is a benefit. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If other friends have used your friend and they were impressed that must trump using an unknown Much Hadham conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being local.

I am employed by a reputable estate agent office in Much Hadham where we see a number of flat sales jeopardised as a result of short leases. I have received contradictory information from local Much Hadham conveyancing solicitors. Could you shed some light as to whether the vendor of a flat can start the lease extension process for the purchaser on completion of the sale?

As long as 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. This means that the proposed purchaser can avoid having to sit tight for 2 years for a lease extension. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment has to be done prior to, or simultaneously with completion of the sale.

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 buyer.

Much Hadham Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Queries Prior to Purchasing

This information is helpful as a) areas may result in problems in the block as the common areas may start to deteriorate if services are not paid for b) if the leaseholders have a dispute with the running of the building you will need to have complete disclosure It is important to be aware if redecorating or some other major work is coming up that will be shared by the tenants and may well materially impact the level of the service charges or result in a specific payment. Generally speaking the cost for major works tend not to be incorporated into the maintenance charges, although some managing agents in Much Hadham ask leaseholders to pay into a sinking fund and this is used to offset against larger repairs or maintenance.