I just acquired a property at auction in Holland Park. Conveyancing is required. What is next?
Having for in every practical sense signed on the dotted line you must hire the services of a conveyancing solicitor quickly as you are facing a fast approaching a drop dead date to complete the purchase. Every auction property will have a corresponding legal set of papers. This will likely include evidence of title and search results. If you have purchased leasehold property the conveyancing papers should include a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing paperwork specific to a leasehold property. You need to pass this on to your appointed conveyancing solicitor ASAP. Do make sure that you have funds organised to complete on the on the contractual date .
I recently had an offer agreed on an apartment in Holland Park. My financial adviser pressured me to appoint their conveyancing practitioner. I paid an on account payment of £200. Not long after, the conveyancer called me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Clydesdale panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
I had an offer accepted on a house in Holland Park on 6/8/2025, valuation was booked 4 days later, received a clean bill of health. Solicitor instructed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Yorkshire BS and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. Are Yorkshire BS entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Yorkshire BS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I need some expedited conveyancing in Holland Park as I am under a deadline to exchange contracts in less than one month. Luckily I do not require a mortgage. Can I decline from having conveyancing searches to save money and time?
As you are are a mortgage free buyer you are at free not to do searches although no lawyer would suggest that you don't. With lots of history conveyancing in Holland Park the following are instances of issues that can be revealed and adversely impact future mortgageability: Refused Planning Applications, Outstanding Charges, Overdue Grants, Railway Schemes,...
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Holland Park?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Holland Park. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
My company is planning to lease a unit on a shopping parade. Can you recommend conveyancers offering competitive costs for commercial conveyancing in Holland Park for under £2000?
We can recommend firms who host a wealth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Holland Park, including the disposal and purchase of businesses as well as simply property. Whether you are looking to purchase or dispose of a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail premises or a whole business we will put you in touch with the right solicitor. Regarding the fees these will vary based on the structure and heads of terms of the deal. Please provide us with your contact information or call so as to enable us to supply you with a fixed commercial conveyancing quote.
I have recently realised that I have 68 years unexpired on my flat in Holland Park. I now wish to get lease extension but my landlord is can not be found. What should I do?
On the basis that you meet the appropriate requirements, 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 granted an extra 90 years by the magistrate. You will be obliged to prove that you have made all reasonable attempts to track down the lessor. For most situations a specialist would be useful to try and locate and to produce a report which can be used as evidence that the freeholder can not be located. It is advisable to get professional help from a solicitor in relation to devolving into the landlord’s disappearance and the vesting order request to the County Court overseeing Holland Park.
I have attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord to extend my lease without any joy. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on such issues? Can you recommend a Holland Park conveyancing firm to help?
in cases where there is a absentee landlord or where there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to calculate the price payable.
An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Holland Park flat is 93 Oakwood Court in June 2010. the LVT determined that the premium to be paid for the new lease was £492,083, This case was in relation to 1 flat. The remaining number of years on the lease was 37.79 years.
We are about to buying a apartment in Holland Park. Can our lawyer keep the amount we are are purchasing for a secret from sites such as Rightmove. How can this be achieved ?
HMLR are legally obliged to note price paid data on a register of the title for residential properties countrywide including properties in Holland Park. The Title Register is an open document, so the Land Registry would be breaking the law excluded certain homes such as the one in Holland Park.
In essence you can make a request of the Land Registry to withhold the amount paid data yet the answer will be in the negative.