IfI was to purchase a straightforward homein West Harrow mortgage fee and dispense with a survey and no conveyancing searches how much should I expect to to save on my conveyancing in West Harrow?

Any savings you would make will be limited to the West Harrow conveyancing searches. The conveyancing practitioner is required to do the vast majority of work - money laundering, liaising with the sellers property lawyer, stamp duty return, register the title etc. A marginal saving might be made by not needing to register a charge but it won't be meaningful.

I require quick conveyancing in West Harrow as I have pressure to complete in less than 2 weeks. A mortgage is not required. Can I decline from having conveyancing searches to save fees and time?

If.Given you are not obtaining a mortgage you are at free not to do searches although no solicitor would suggest that you don't. With lots of history conveyancing in West Harrow the following are instances of issues that can crop up and adversely affect future saleability: Refused Planning Applications, Outstanding Fees, Overdue Grants, Unadopted Roads,...

I have been on the look out for a flat up to £305k and identified one close by in West Harrow I like with open areas and transport links nearby, the downside is that it only has 52 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in West Harrow for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a lease with such few years left?

Should you require a home loan the shortness of the lease will be an issue. Reduce the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing owner has owned the property for at least twenty four months you could request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer concerning this.

I only have Fifty years unexpired on my lease in West Harrow. I now wish to get lease extension but my landlord is can not be found. What should I do?

If you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be granted an extra 90 years by the Court. However, you will be required to prove that you have made all reasonable attempts to track down the lessor. On the whole an enquiry agent would be useful to conduct investigations and prepare an expert document to be accepted by the court as proof that the freeholder is indeed missing. It is wise to seek advice from a property lawyer in relation to investigating the landlord’s absence and the vesting order request to the County Court overseeing West Harrow.

Having spent years of correspondence we are unable to agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in West Harrow. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?

in cases where there is a absentee landlord or where there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to calculate the price payable.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a West Harrow premises is flat 93b Welldon Crescent in May 2009. The Tribunals valuation for a 90-year lease extension of this fat was £13,171 This case affected 1 flat. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 75.25 years.

How much experience do your West Harrow conveyancing solicitors have with Help To Buy, Shared Equity and similar schemes?

West Harrow conveyancing lawyers help thousands of people move home every year and helped plenty of clients through the Help To Buy scheme. The chances are that whatever makes your case unique West Harrow conveyancers have worked on recent similar cases.