In the event thatI was to purchase a freehold housein Watford mortgage fee and have no survey and no local authority searches how much would I expect to to save on my conveyancing in Watford?

Any savings you would achieve would be isolated to the disbursement for searches. A property lawyer is required to do the vast majority of work - money laundering, correspond with the vendors solicitor, SDLT submission, register the title etc. You might save a bit for them not having to register a mortgage but it will not be meaningful.

Can your site be used to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Watford even where I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for example where I intend to buy an office in Watford with a mortgage from Accord Mortgages Ltd?

Our search tool is mainly used to select residential conveyancing solicitors in Watford but we have recorded towards the end of this page a few Watford commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to make contact with the firm directly to see if they are also authorised to represent Accord Mortgages Ltd

Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Watford. Conveyancing is necessary evil 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.

Set out below is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Watford

Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Please supply a car parking plan. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease.

I've recently bought a leasehold property in Watford. Do I have any liability for service charges for periods before my ownership?

Where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous lessee and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. However, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. It is an essential part of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to be sure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.

If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).

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

Absolutely. We are happy to put you in touch with a Watford conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension case for a Watford premises is Flats 8, 11 and 15 Craigmore Court 46 Murray Road in December 2013. The tribunal held that the price payable by the Applicant tenant of Flat 8 to acquire an extended lease shall be £26,438 plus £1 to the intermediate lessee . The tribunal held that the price payable by the Applicant tenants of Flat 11 to acquire an extended lease shall be £26,791 plus £1 to the intermediate lessee. The tribunal held that the price payable by the Applicant tenant of Flat 15 to acquire an extended lease shall be £26,638 plus £1 to the intermediate lessee . This case was in relation to 3 flats. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 71 years.

I have been told by numerous friends that it should take six to eight weeks for Watford conveyancing to complete.This was a month ago. The draft contract was only sent from the vendors lawyer yesterday so does the clock start running now?

There is no official timeframe for conveyancing in Watford, or any location. You just have to ensure that your finances are in order and in due course the rest will come together.