I am getting a mortgage with Nat West. My intention is to employ the services of a Licensed Conveyancer in Old Ford. Does the Nat West Conveyancing panel allow for Licensed Conveyancers?
The Nat West approved solicitor list is, like many other lenders, represented by the CML or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
Having sold my house in Old Ford last July yet the purchaser is whats apping daily to moan that her lawyer is waiting to hear from myconveyancer. What are the post completion sale legalities following completion?
Following your house sale your solicitor is committed to deliver the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the purchaser's conveyancer. If applicable, your conveyancer should also evidence that the home loan has been discharged to the buyers solicitors. There are no post completion procedures unique to conveyancing in Old Ford.
I have 7378 less than 75 years left on my lease and require a lease extension for my apartment in Old Ford. Conveyancing solicitors on the Bank of Ireland panel can deal with such extensions correct?
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are obtaining a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Bank of Ireland have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 14/6/2025 the requirements read as follows :
Should commercial conveyancing searches reveal impending roadworks that may impact a commercial premises in Old Ford?
Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Old Ford will conduct a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers expend in sourcing accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Old Ford. The report sets out definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Old Ford.
For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Old Ford it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately can result in delays to Old Ford commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not ordered for residential conveyancing in Old Ford.
I am purchasing my first flat in Old Ford with the aid of help to buy. The sellers would not budge the amount so I negotiated 6k of extras instead. The property agent told me not to tell my conveyancer about the deal as it may impact my mortgage with Britannia. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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.
I am attracted to a couple of maisonettes in Old Ford both have in the region of fifty years left on the lease term. Will this present a problem?
There are plenty of short leases in Old Ford. The lease is a legal document that entitles you to use the premises for a period of time. As a lease gets shorter the marketability of the lease decreases and results in it becoming more costly to acquire a lease extension. For this reason it is often a good idea to extend the lease term. More often than not it is difficulties arise selling premises with a short lease as mortgage companies less inclined to grant a loan on properties of this type. Lease enfranchisement can be a protracted process. We advise that you seek professional assistance from a solicitor and surveyor with experience in this field.
After months of negotiations we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Old Ford. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?
if there is a missing landlord or if there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the LVT to assess the sum to be paid.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement case for a Old Ford residence is 26 Rhondda Grove in June 2009. The net price payable by the leaseholders as determined by the Tribunal was £3,015.13. This comprised £11,300 premium for the reversion less £8,284.87 costs as ordered by the County Court.