I am hoping to receive a offer of a home loan from Santander. I intend to employ the services of a Licensed Conveyancer in Sydenham. Does the Santander Conveyancing panel exclude conveyancers regulated by the CLC?

The Santander conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders, associated to the Council or Mortgage Lenders or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.

I have given 2 months notice to my existing landlord and have to be out of my let out flat in Sydenham by 19/2/2026. Conveyancing for my house purchase is progressing. Is it possible to complete in three weeks as don't want to have to find short term accommodation?

Generally one should not provide notice on a rental unless you have exchanged. Assuming that you have not already done so, notify to your solicitor and request that they seek the assistance the sellers side, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will work to achieve

I have todayfound out that Wolstenholmes have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Sydenham for a purchase of a freehold house 9 months ago. How can I establish that the property is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?

The easiest way to see if the property is in your name, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Sydenham conveyancing specialists.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Sydenham. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Sydenham

Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal.

I am on look out for some leasehold conveyancing in Sydenham. Before I set the wheels in motion I want to be sure as to the number of years remaining on the lease.

Assuming the lease is recorded at the land registry - and most are in Sydenham - then the leasehold title will always include the basic details 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 am the registered owner of a first floor flat in Sydenham. In the absence of agreement between myself and the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the sum payable for a lease extension?

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

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Sydenham premises is Flat 1 4 Border Crescent in March 2012. the Tribunal decided that the sum payable by the Applicants to the Respondent in respect of the new lease for the subject property should be £11,616.00 (ElevenThousand and Six Hundred and Sixteen Pounds) This case was in relation to 1 flat. The remaining number of years on the lease was 72.04 years.