It has come to my attention via my IFA that my The Hale lawyer is not on the bank Conveyancing panel. How can I check?

You need to call your The Hale conveyancer. You lawyer should notify you what has happened. Where they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the approved list of lawyers for your lender.

The deeds to our house can not be found. The lawyers who did the conveyancing in The Hale 10 years ago have long since closed. What do I do?

You no longer need to hold title original deeds to prove you are the owner of your registered land or premises, given that the Land Registry have everything they need in a digital format.

I am looking for a leasehold apartment up to £305k and found one near me in The Hale I like with amenity areas and railway links in the vicinity, the downside is that it only has 61 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in The Hale in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a lease with such few years left?

If you need a mortgage the shortness of the lease will be problematic. Discount the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you can request that they commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer about this.

I am in need of some leasehold conveyancing in The Hale. Before diving in I would like to find out the number of years remaining on the lease.

Assuming the lease is recorded at the land registry - and almost all are in The Hale - 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 am the registered owner of a a ground floor purpose built flat in The Hale. Given that I can not reach agreement with the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the premium payable for a lease extension?

Most certainly. We are happy to put you in touch with a The Hale conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a The Hale premises is 20 Orchard Court Stonegrove in June 2009. The tribunal decided that a premium of £11,040 should be payable for the new lease This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 71.55 years.

Me and mywife and I are are seeking to find a responsive conveyancing solicitor in The Hale to buy a home. I really don't want to get ripped off and there are lots of The Hale conveyancing organisations out there...how do I know which one is best to select?

The best tip when choosing a The Hale solicitor is listen to recommendations from friends or other professionals that you trust. You are sure to know someone who has used a conveyancing lawyer at some point. Do utilise our comparison tool for The Hale conveyancing quotes