We are looking to buy a flat and require a conveyancing solicitor in Oakwood who is on the conveyancing panel. Can you recommend a local 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 . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Oakwood.

I had intended to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Oakwood for our home move. Our financial adviser informed us that our bank won't deal with them. Why is this not regarded as unfair competition?

Mortgage Companies tend to imposes restrictions either the category or the number of conveyancing firms on their member panel. Typical examples of such restriction(s) being that a law practice must not be a sole practitioner. In addition to restricting the profile of firm, some have reduced the amount of firms they allow to act for them. You should note that have no responsibility for the quality of advice provided by any member of Conveyancer Panel. Mortgage fraud was a primary driver in the reduction of solicitor panels a few years ago even though there are differing views concerning the extent of solicitor engagement in some of that fraud. Figures from the Land Registry indicate that hundreds of law firms, including some in or near Oakwood only execute a couple conveyances a year.

I used Stirling Law several years past for my conveyancing in Oakwood. I now require my file however the law firm has closed. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing 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 Oakwood 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 invested in buying a leasehold flat in Oakwood, conveyancing was carried out in 1995. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Comparable properties in Oakwood with an extended lease are worth £165,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 levied per year. The lease ends on 21st October 50

You have 50 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £36,100 and £41,800 plus legals.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to provide a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive due diligence. Do not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be other concerns that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action based on this information without first getting professional advice.

Are you able to set out the scope of conveyancing supplied by Oakwood conveyancing practices?

In the main Oakwood conveyancing organisations can carry out various legal advice to residential and rural land proprietors, vendors, purchasers, freeholders and tenants such as:

Private sale conveyancing in Oakwood and beyond Domestic purchase conveyancing in Oakwood and throughout England and Wales Tenancy Agreements in Oakwood and nationally Disposal and purchase of shared ownership properties nationally rather than just Oakwood Drafting bespoke leases for individuals needs Leasehold and freehold schemes for new build and conversion projects