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

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

My partner and I are planning on selling our house in Tolworth and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being built on contaminated land. Any local lawyer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the purchasers used a factory type conveyancing practice as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Tolworth. Having lived in Tolworth for 5 years we know that this is a non issue. Should we contact our local Authority to get clarification that there is no issue.

It would appear that you have a conveyancing firm already. What do they say? You need to enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same ailment)

I have been recommended by numerous selling agents in Tolworth to select a conveyancer using your seach tool. What’s the financial inducement for Estate Agents to market your services over a competitor’s?

We don’t make any referral fee for sending work in our direction. We thought it would be too underhand a fee as members of the public would think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I receiving any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.

I own a leasehold flat in Tolworth. Conveyancing and Skipton Building Society mortgage are in place. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the freehold. Attached was a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1995. The conveyancing practitioner in Tolworth who previously acted has long since retired. Do I pay?

First contact the Land Registry to be sure that the individual claiming to own the freehold is indeed the new freeholder. There is no need to instruct a Tolworth conveyancing solicitor to do this as it can be done on-line for less than a fiver. Rest assured that in any event, even if this is the rightful freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.

Following months of dialogue we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Tolworth. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?

Most definitely. We can put you in touch with a Tolworth conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension case for a Tolworth flat is Flat D 15 Claremont Gardens in September 2013. TheTribunal determined in accordance with section48 and Schedule13 of the Leasehold Reform,Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 that the premium for the extended lease should be fourteen thousand one hundred and eighty seven pounds (£14,187.00) This case related to 1 flat.

My plan is to purchase a garden flat in Tolworth. Conveyancing solicitor is awaiting, from the owner, building insurance schedule. This afternoon I was advised that the seller needs to forward the insurance documents for the flat above as well. Why does my solicitor need to check the insurance for the other flat? Is it really required? We have been stalled for the last fortnight…

It is not impossible in leasehold conveyancing in Tolworth to discover Conveyancing in Tolworth in a minority of cases reveals that the lease provides for the tenant's to insure their individual flats rather than the landlord insuring the whole building - which is clearly better. Do check with your property lawyer but it would seem that your conveyancing practitioner is attempting to verify that the complete building is insured. Insuring your residence is no help when it comes to rebuilding after a fire if the 1st floor cannot be reconstructed for lack of insurance.