We wanted to use a property lawyer in Petts Wood for our house purchase. Our financial adviser has since notified us that our bank National Westminster Bank won't deal with them. Why is this not regarded as unfair competition?

Lenders ordinarily imposes restrictions either the category or the number of conveyancing solicitors on their panel. A common example of such criteria being that a law practice must not be a sole practitioner. In addition to restricting the profile of firm, some have decided to limit the number of solicitor practices they use to represent them. You should note that National Westminster Bank have no responsibility for the quality of advice provided by any member of National Westminster Bank Conveyancer Panel. Mortgage fraud was a primary driver in the reduction of conveyancing panels since 2008 even though there remains mixed views about the extent of solicitor involvement in some of that fraud. Data from the Land Registry reveal that hundreds of law firms, including some in or near Petts Wood only execute a couple conveyances per annum.

I used Stirling Law a few years past for my conveyancing in Petts Wood. I now require my papers however the law firm is no longer operating. 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 Petts Wood of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am selling my property. My previous conveyancers closed down. It would be helpful to have a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. Im based in Petts Wood if that affects matters.

Please use our search tool to help you choose a solicitor for your conveyancing in Petts Wood. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with lender approved solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move runs smoothly.

Should I go with a Petts Wood conveyancing lawyer based in the area that I am buying? An old friend can deal with the legal work but her office is 300kilometers drive away.

The primary upside of using a high street Petts Wood conveyancing firm is that you can drop in to execute paperwork, present your identification documents and pester them where appropriate. Having local Petts Wood know how is a benefit. However it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If other friends have used your friend and on the whole were content that should surpass using an unknown Petts Wood conveyancing lawyer just because they are based in the area.

I am on look out for some leasehold conveyancing in Petts Wood. Before I set the wheels in motion I require certainty as to the unexpired term of the lease.

Assuming the lease is recorded at the land registry - and 99.9% are in Petts Wood - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.

I have attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord for a lease extension without success. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal decide on such matters? Can you recommend a Petts Wood conveyancing firm to represent me?

in cases where there is a absentee freeholder or where there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant statutes you can apply to the LVT to make a decision on the premium.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Petts Wood residence is 1 Southlands Court Southlands Road in September 2013. The Leasehold Valuation Tribunal determined that the premium to be paid by the tenant on the grant of a new lease, in accordance with section 56 and Schedule 13 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 was £30,541 This case related to 1 flat. The remaining number of years on the lease was 50.57 years.