We are planning to buy with Coventry BS. I visited a few high street firms yet cant to find a Beckenham conveyancing firm on the Coventry BS panel. Could you assist?
Feel free to take advantage of the search tool on this site. Please choose the mortgage company and type Beckenham or your location and you will discover a number of lawyer based in Beckenham or nearest you.
I bought my home on 9 September and my personal details are still not on the land registry website. Any reason for this? My conveyancing solicitor in Beckenham advises it will be dealt with in less than a month. Are transfers in Beckenham particularly slow to register?
As far as conveyancing in Beckenham registration is no faster or slower than the rest of the country. Rather than based on location, timeframes can adjust subject to the party submitting the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry must send notices to any other persons or bodies. At present roughly three quarters of such applications are fully addressed in less than three weeks but some can be subject to extensive delays. Registration occurs once the new owner has moved in to the premises therefore post completion formalities is not always primary concern but where it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your lawyers should communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.
How does conveyancing in Beckenham differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Beckenham contact us having been asked by the housebuilder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is ready to move into. This is because new home sellers in Beckenham usually acquire the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Beckenham or who has acted in the same development.
I decided to have a survey done on a property in Beckenham before retaining solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the property. Our surveyor has said that some lenders will refuse to issue a loan on this type of house.
It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different requirements for example to Nationwide. Should you wish to telephone us we can investigate further with the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Beckenham. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Beckenham to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.
I have been sourcing a conveyancing lawyer in Beckenham for my house move. Can I review a firm’s record with the profession’s regulator?
Members of the public can find presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from inquisitions commenced on or after 1 January 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's record, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For non-uk callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator sometimes monitor call for training purposes.
Having checked my lease I have discovered that there are only Sixty One years remaining on my flat in Beckenham. I now wish to get lease extension but my landlord is missing. What should I do?
On the basis that you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be lengthened by the Court. However, you will be required to prove that you have done all that could be expected to locate the lessor. On the whole an enquiry agent should be useful to carry out a search and prepare a report to be used as evidence that the landlord is indeed missing. It is wise to seek advice from a property lawyer both on proving the landlord’s absence and the application to the County Court overseeing Beckenham.
I own a first floor flat in Beckenham. Given that I can not reach agreement with the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the sum payable for a lease extension?
Most certainly. We can put you in touch with a Beckenham conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Beckenham property is 26 Manor Road in July 2010. the Tribunal decided that price to be paid for the freehold was £12,420 This case affected 2 flats. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 76.75 and 88.83.