I have given 8 weeks notice to my existing landlord and have to be out of my let out apartment in New Eltham by 2/4/2026. Conveyancing on my purchase is underway. Can I complete in 5 weeks as I wish to avoid having to find temporary accommodation?
It is unwise to provide notice for your tenancy unless your lawyer suggests that you should. If you have not already done so, notify to your conveyancer and urge them to they apply pressure on the other lawyers, try to a target completion date that everyone will work towards
Our lender has recommended solicitors on their panel based in New Eltham but I would rather choose a conveyancing lawyer in New Eltham or nearer to where I live. Can you help?
It is by no means the case that all New Eltham conveyancing firms are approved and listed on all lender’s conveyancing panel. Use our find an approved solicitor tool to locate a New Eltham conveyancing solicitor on the on the mortgage company panel.
I have a terraced Victorian house in New Eltham. Conveyancing lawyer acted for me and The Mortgage Works. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are two entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold under the matching property. Is it worth asking The Mortgage Works to clarify?
You need to review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in New Eltham and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with lenders. You can also question the situation with your conveyancing practitioner who conducted the purchase.
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my grandmother I am disposing of a residence in Monmouth but live in New Eltham. My solicitor (approximately 250 kilometers from mehas requested that I sign a statutory declaration before the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in New Eltham to witness and place their company stamp on the document?
Technically speaking you are unlikely to need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are New Eltham based
Back In 2006, I bought a leasehold flat in New Eltham. Conveyancing and Bank of Ireland mortgage organised. A letter has just been received from someone saying they have taken over the freehold. It included a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1993. The conveyancing solicitor in New Eltham who acted for me is not around. Any advice?
First contact HMLR to make sure that the individual claiming to own the freehold is in fact the new freeholder. There is no need to instruct a New Eltham conveyancing lawyer to do this as it can be done on-line for £3. You should note that regardless, even if this is the rightful landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.
I have attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord for a lease extension without any joy. Can a leaseholder make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal? Can you recommend a New Eltham conveyancing firm to help?
in cases where there is a missing landlord or if there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant statutes you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to make a decision on the sum to be paid.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a New Eltham premises is 103a Footscray Road in January 2014. The tribunal determines that the premium payable for the extended lease should be £34,500 according to the expert witness valuation calculation This case affected 1 flat.