Why would I use a Kenley conveyancing solicitors firm given that national alternatives are more affordable?
To take your time to find contrast conveyancing costs in Kenley and you should seek a competitive estimate but don’t be focused with searching for the lowest priced Kenley conveyancer. Identifying the right conveyancer can be the distinction between a seamless and a frustrating home move. It is important that you ensure that you have expert guidance from a specialist lawyer. Emails can't take the place of a phone call and can never replicate a face to face consultation. Our partner firms will appoint you a qualified and trusted conveyancing solicitor that will tackle your conveyancing from from the outset to completion, giving the sort of hand holding that you are unlikely to received from an online conveyancer. Our lawyers will contact you regularly to update you as to progress and keep you informed. Should it ever be necessary to contact the office you will be sure who you need to speak to and we'll be sure you are in the know.
Me and my partner are buying a apartment in Kenley. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a solicitor? At some point we will need to put our life savings into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our money?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
My offer was accepted on a property in Kenley on 17/4/2025, valuation was booked 2 days after, all came back fine. Conveyancer appointed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Santander and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Santander conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Santander to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Santander conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
Barclays have agreed my home loan in principle, my offer on a property in Kenley has been agreed to, now what?
Your property agent will wish to be advised as to your solicitor's details (ensure that the lawyers are on the lender’s approved list). Contact Barclays or the broker and finish off any appropriate paperwork. Barclays will appoint a valuer who will get in touch with the estate agent or owners to schedule an appointment. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes approximately a fortnight to receive the mortgage offer. Barclays will issue the offer to you and your lawyers. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Kenley.
It has been 2 months since my purchase conveyancing in Kenley took place. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £160,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the property from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Kenley ahead of instructing lawyers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. My surveyor advised that some lenders may not grant a loan on such a premises.
It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different instructions for example to Nationwide. If you e-mail us we can check via 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 Kenley. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Kenley especially if they are acquainted with such properties in Kenley.
Is it possible to swap solicitor as I have to retain a firm on the Nottingham Building Society conveyancing list. I hired a high street conveyancing solicitor in Kenley round the corner but he is not accepted by Nottingham Building Society
It would be our pleasure to assist you find a conveyancing solicitor in Kenley on the Nottingham Building Society panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we on the directory do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are fully regulated by the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Kenley. Using the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this page, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Kenley.
I am attracted to a two apartments in Kenley both have in the region of forty five years remaining on the lease term. should I be concerned?
There are no two ways about it. A leasehold flat in Kenley is a deteriorating asset as a result of the shortening lease. The closer the lease gets to its expiry date, the more it reduces the marketability of the property. For most buyers and mortgage companies, leases with under 75 years become less and less attractive. On a more upbeat note, leaseholders can extend their leases by serving a Section 42 Notice. One stipulation is that they must have owned the property for two years (unlike a Section 13 notice for purchasing the freehold, when leaseholders can participate from day one of ownership). When successful, they will have the right to an extension of 90 years to the current term and ground rent is effectively reduced to zero. Before moving forward with a purchase of a property with a short lease term remaining you should talk to a solicitor specialising in lease extensions and leasehold enfranchisement. We are are happy to put you in touch with Kenley conveyancing experts who will explain the options available to you during an initial telephone conversation free of charge. A more straightforward and quicker method of extending would be to contact your landlord directly and sound him out on the prospect of extending the lease. You may find he or she is happy to negotiate informally and willing to consider your offer straight off, without having to involve anyone else. This will save you time and money and it could help you reach a lower price on the lease. You need to ensure that any new terms represent good long-term value compared with the standard benefits of the Section 42 Notice and that onerous clauses are not inserted into any redrafting of the lease.
After years of correspondence we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Kenley. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?
in cases where there is a missing landlord or where there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the LVT to assess the amount due.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Kenley residence is The Woodlands 95 Purley Park Road in April 2009. The Tribunals own valuation produced the figure of £37,912. This case was in relation to 6 flats. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 78.32 years.