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I am obtaining a mortgage with Santander. I hope to retain the legal services of a Licensed Conveyancer in Neasden. Does the Santander Solicitor panel allow for Licensed Conveyancers?

The Santander conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders, associated to the Council or Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.

We were just about to exchange contracts for a property in Neasden. We have hit a snag. Our mortgage offer with Aldermore expires on 28/5/2026 but the sellers are putting forward a completion date of 1/6/2026. Can one prolong the loan offer?

The person best placed to address this concern is your conveyancer who should calculate if he or she is corresponding with the mortgage company, owner’s lawyers, estate agents or conceivably all parties based on what has gone on in your house move to date.

In what way does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Neasden? What am I being asked for?

It is indeed that case that the requirement set out by your solicitor has nothing to do with conveyancing in Neasden. However these days you will not be able to proceed with any conveyancing transaction in the absence handing over evidence of your identity. This usually takes the form of a either your passport or driving licence and a council tax bill. Please note that if you are supplying your driving licence as evidence of ID it needs to be both the paper section and photo card part, one is not sufficient without the other.

Evidence of the origin of money is required in accordance with the Money Laundering Regulations. Please do not be offended when when this is requested of you as your lawyer must have this information on record. Your Neasden conveyancing lawyer will require evidence of proof of funds prior to accepting any money from you into their client account and they may also ask further questions concerning the origin of monies.

Please explain the implications if my solicitor is expelled from the Bank of Ireland Solicitor panel ahead of completing my conveyancing in Neasden?

First, this is very unlikely to happen. In most cases even where a law firm is removed off of a panel the lender would allow the completion to go ahead as the lender would appreciate the difficulties that they would place you in if you have to instruct a new solicitor days before completion. In a worst case scenario where the lender insists that you instruct a new firm then it is possible for a very good lawyer to expedite the conveyancing albeit that you may pay a significant premium for this. The analogous situation is where a buyer instructs a lawyer, exchanges contracts and the law firm is shut down by a regulator such as the SRA. Again, in this situation you can find lawyers who can troubleshoot their way to bring the conveyancing to a satisfactory conclusion - albeit for a fee.

I am purchasing a new build house in Neasden benefiting from help to buy. The sellers would not budge the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The house builders rep told me not inform my solicitor about the extras as it would impact my loan with Yorkshire Building Society. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

If all goes to plan we aim to complete the sale of our £225,000 flat in Neasden in just under a week. The management company has quoted £396 for Certificate of Compliance, insurance certificate and 3 years service charge statements. Is the landlord entitled to charge exorbitant fees for a leasehold conveyance in Neasden?

For the majority of leasehold sales in Neasden conveyancing will involve, queries regarding the management of a building inevitably needing to be answered directly by the freeholder or its agent, this includes :

Addressing pre-contract enquiries Where consent is required before sale in Neasden Supplying insurance information Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale

Your conveyancer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Neasden leasehold premises is £350. For Neasden conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are required to provide the information.

I own a second floor flat in Neasden. In the absence of agreement between myself and the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the sum payable for a lease extension?

You certainly can. We are happy to put you in touch with a Neasden conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement matter before the tribunal for a Neasden property is 12 & 12A Deacon Road in May 2010. the Tribunal concluded that the price to be paid for the freehold should be £38,287 This case was in relation to 2 flats. The unexpired lease term was 65.58 years.