I am buying a property and the solicitor has referenced Chancel Repair for which the house may be liable given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. She has mentioned insurance. Is this strictly warranted for conveyancing in Windmill Hill

Unless a previous acquisition of the premises took place after 12 October 2013 you may expect lawyers carrying out conveyancing in Windmill Hill to remain recommending a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

About to purchase a new build flat in Windmill Hill. Conveyancing is daunting 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 legal work.

Set out below is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Windmill Hill

The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Please supply a car parking plan. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company?

Due to the guidance of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Windmill Hill prior to instructing solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the house. The surveyor has said that some banks will not issue a loan on a flying freehold house.

It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different requirements for example to Birmingham Midshires. If you e-mail us we can look into this further with the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Windmill Hill. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Windmill Hill especially if they are familiar with such properties in Windmill Hill.

I have been sourcing a conveyancing solicitor in Windmill Hill for my home move. Is there any facility to check a solicitor's complaints history with the legal regulator?

Anyone may review presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from investigations commenced on or after Jan 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's record, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For callers outside the UK, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator sometimes monitor call for training reasons.

Can you provide any advice for leasehold conveyancing in Windmill Hill from the point of view of saving time on the sale process?

• Much of the delay in leasehold conveyancing in Windmill Hill can be avoided where you get in touch lawyers as soon as you market your property and ask them to put together the leasehold documentation needed by the buyers’ solicitors.
Some Windmill Hill leases require Licence to Assign from the landlord. If this is the case, you should place the estate agents on notice to make sure that the purchasers put in hand financial (bank) and professional references. The bank reference should make it clear that the buyer is financially capable of paying the yearly service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the service charge figures so that they can pass this information on to the purchasers or their lawyers. If you are supposed to have a share in the freehold, you should make sure that you hold the original share document. Organising a new share certificate can be a time consuming formality and slows down many a Windmill Hill conveyancing deal. If a new share certificate is necessary, you should approach the company officers or managing agents (if applicable) for this sooner rather than later. You believe that you know the number of years remaining on your lease but it would be advisable double-check by asking your lawyers. A purchaser's conveyancer will be unlikely to recommend their client to where the lease term is under 75 years. In the circumstances it is essential at an early stage that you consider whether the lease requires a lease extension. If it does, contact your solicitors before you put your premises on the market for sale.

Windmill Hill Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Queries Prior to Purchasing

Who manages the block? Does the lease have onerous restrictions? How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their service charge payments?