Is it realistic for conveyancing in Oakleigh Park to be done within 10 days?

Where you are under a tight deadline for your conveyancing it is highly recommended that your lawyer is familiar with the area as they will benefit local connections and knowledge. It is even conceivable that they could have transacted otherproperties in the same street. Therefore consider using a Oakleigh Park conveyancing solicitor. Second, double check that the lawyer is on the member panel. It is believed that 18% of Oakleigh Park conveyancing deals are frustrated or jeopardised after finding out that a buyer’s conveyancer was not on their banks panel. In many cases this discovery resulted in the home move being delayed by an average of three weeks. It is estimated that this issue impacts approximately 100,000 home moves annually. Almost all Oakleigh Park conveyancing practices can not represent certain mortgage companies so do check at the outset.

I am purchasing a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Oakleigh Park who is on the TSB approved. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for TSB in certain locations such as Oakleigh Park. We dont recommend any particular firm.

I am purchasing my first flat in Oakleigh Park with the aid of help to buy. The sellers would not move on the amount so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The sale representative suggested that I not inform my conveyancer about this deal as it may put at risk my mortgage with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

My wife and I purchased a leasehold flat in Oakleigh Park. Conveyancing and Norwich and Peterborough Building Society mortgage went though with no issue. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the reversionary interest in the property. Attached was a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1992. The conveyancing solicitor in Oakleigh Park who previously acted has now retired. What should I do?

The first thing you should do is make enquiries of HMLR to be sure that this person is indeed the new freeholder. You do not need to incur the fees of a Oakleigh Park conveyancing practitioner to do this as it can be done on-line for less than a fiver. You should note that regardless, even if this is the rightful freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

Having spent months of dialogue we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Oakleigh Park. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?

You certainly can. We are happy to put you in touch with a Oakleigh Park conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension case for a Oakleigh Park property is Flat 2 2 Netherfield Road in April 2010. The Tribunale held that premium payable for a 90 year extension to the existing Lease should be £7,705. This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired term was 76 years.

For various reasons I cannot get to my Oakleigh Park conveyancing practitioners office to sign documents for conveyancing in Oakleigh Park – will this be an issue?

Not a problem. Oakleigh Park conveyancing lawyers can conduct conveyancing transactions for clients wider afield. It is not necessary for you to be able to attend a Oakleigh Park conveyancers office. They can handle all communications via phone, post and email - whatever works for you.