We see that you have a post code search directory listing firms on the conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a referral fee if I appoint them for our conveyancing in Timsbury?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Timsbury.

The Timsbury conveyancing lawyers that I appointed last week on my purchase in Timsbury have without warning shut down. I only went with them because I had to have a lawyer on the conveyancing panel and my previous Timsbury lawyer was not. I paid them funds in advance. What should be my next steps?

If you have an estate agent involved then inform them straight away so that they advise the vendors that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Hopefully they will be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You should appoint new lawyers that are on the conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new lawyers may be able to assist.

In what way can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my commercial premises in Timsbury and how can your lawyers assist?

The particular law that you refer to affords a safeguard to commercial lessees, giving them the legal entitlement to make a request to court for a continuation of occupancy at the end of the lease term. There are certain specified grounds that a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are complicated. We are happy to direct you to commercial conveyancing solicitors who use the act to your advantage and handle your commercial conveyancing in Timsbury

My uncle has urged me to appoint his conveyancers in Timsbury. Should I find my own property lawyer?

Much as we are happy to recommend a Timsbury conveyancing lawyer it’s preferable to select a conveyancing practitioner is to seek guidance from friends or family who have experience in using the firm you're contemplating using.

Back In 2007, I bought a leasehold house in Timsbury. Conveyancing and mortgage organised. I have received a letter from someone claiming to own the freehold. It included a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1998. The conveyancing solicitor in Timsbury who acted for me is not around. What should I do?

First contact the Land Registry to make sure that the individual purporting to own the freehold is indeed the new freeholder. You do not need to instruct a Timsbury conveyancing lawyer to do this as it can be done on-line for £3. Rest assured that in any event, even if this is the rightful landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.

I inherited a leasehold flat in Timsbury, conveyancing formalities finalised 1995. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Comparable flats in Timsbury with an extended lease are worth £165,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 yearly. The lease runs out on 21st October 50

With 50 years left to run the likely cost is going to range between £36,100 and £41,800 as well as legals.

The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to supply the actual costs without more comprehensive investigations. Do not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be other issues that need to be considered and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.