Do banks and building societies provide you with an approved list of Southfields conveyancing solicitors? How do you know who is on the Santander conveyancing panel?

Southfields conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Santander conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Santander directly.

Do the Building Society Association intend to launch a online directory to list solicitors on the Melton Mowbray Building Society conveyancing panel for example in Southfields?

Lexsure has not been advised of any intention on the part of the BSA to develop such a search facility.

I need some quick conveyancing in Southfields as I have a deadline to sign on the dotted line in less than one month. Luckily I do not need a mortgage. Can I escape the need for conveyancing searches to save fees and time?

As you are not obtaining a mortgage you have the choice not to do searches although no conveyancer would suggest that you don't. With lots of history conveyancing in Southfields the following are instances of what can show up and adversely affect market value: Enforcement Notices, Outstanding Charges, Outstanding Grants, Road Schemes,...

Over the last few months I have been searching for a leasehold apartment up to £235,500 and found one near me in Southfields I like with open areas and station nearby, the downside is that it only has 52 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Southfields suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error buying a lease with such few years left?

Should you need a mortgage that many years will likely be an issue. Reduce the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing owner has owned the property for at least 2 years you can ask them to start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer about this.

I am hoping to exchange soon on a basement flat in Southfields. Conveyancing solicitors have said that they are sending me a report on Monday. What should I be looking out for?

The report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Southfields should include some of the following:

specifics of the parties to the lease, for example these could be the (you), head lessor, freeholder Changes to the flat Whether the lease restricts you from renting out the flat, or working from home Who has the liability to repair and maintain the block. It is essential that you know who is responsible the repair and maintenance of every part of the building Whether the landlord has obligations to ensure rights of quiet enjoyment over your premises and do you know what it means in practice?

After months of dialogue we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Southfields. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?

You certainly can. We can put you in touch with a Southfields conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Southfields flat is 83 Balvernie Grove in February 2012. The Tribunal assessed the price to be paid by the leaseholder to the freeholder for the lease extension pursuant to section 48 of the Leasehold Reform Housing & Urban Development Act 1993 should be£16,603.00 This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 69.32 years.