Do the conveyancing solicitors identified via your search tool conduct conveyancing in Ottershaw by way of an attended exchange?

There are a few conveyancing experts who can conduct 24hr exchanges. Please call us to secure a conveyancing quote and details as to dates.

We're in Ottershaw, First time buyers purchasing with a mortgage (lender is Skipton , and our lawyer is on the Skipton conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?

The fact that your lawyer is on the Skipton conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no conveyancer should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.

I moved into my flat on 4 January and my personal details is not yet registered. Need I be worried? My conveyancing solicitor in Ottershaw advises it would be dealt with in a couple of weeks. Are titles in Ottershaw uniquely lengthy to register?

There is nothing unique when it comes to conveyancing in Ottershaw registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timeframes can differ depending on the party submitting the application, whether it is in order and whether the Land registry have to notify any other persons or bodies. At present roughly three quarters of such applications are fully addressed within 12 days but occasionally there can be longer delays. Historically registration is effected after the purchaser is living at the premises so 'speed' is not usually primary concern yet if there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your conveyancer should contact the land registry and explain the circumstances.

My cousin has suggested that I instruct his conveyancers in Ottershaw. Should I use them?

There are no two ways about it the ideal way to select a conveyancing solicitor is to seek recommendations from friends or relatives who have experience in using the firm you're are thinking of instructing.

I am a negotiator for a reputable estate agent office in Ottershaw where we have experienced a few leasehold sales derailed due to short leases. I have received conflicting advice from local Ottershaw conveyancing solicitors. Could you shed some light as to whether the seller of a flat can start the lease extension process for the purchaser on completion of the sale?

Provided that the seller has owned the lease for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to kick-start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is 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 needs to be completed before, or at the same time as completion of the disposal of the property.

An alternative approach is to extend the lease informally by agreement with the landlord 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.

Ottershaw Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Queries before buying

Is there a share of the freehold? The best form of lease arrangement is a share of the freehold. In this arrangement the tenants have being in charge if their destiny and although a managing agent is often retained where the building is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent is directed by the tenants. Does the lease include onerous restrictions?