I have just over seventy years remaining on my lease and require a lease extension for my apartment in The Park. 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 getting 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 14/7/2026 the requirements read as follows :
I am helping my aunt sell her property in The Park. Does the conveyancer arrange the energy performance certificate or should I organise this?
Following the abolition of HIPs, energy performance certificates was maintained a required part of moving property. An energy assessment needs to be commissioned in advance of the property being placed on the market. This is not a task that solicitors ordinarily organise. If you are instructing a The Park conveyancing lawyer they may be willing to arrange energy assessments given their relationships with reputable The Park energy assessors
I am due to move property in October. Does my conveyancing solicitor liaise with the removal company on the day of completion. Incidentally, can you suggest a removal company in The Park. Conveyancing lawyer was organised prior to coming across your website.
On the afternoon of completion you can pick up the keys from your estate agent however this should only happen once the vendors conveyancers advise the agent that they acknowledge receipt of the completion payment and the keys can be passed over. Subsequently you can inform the removal company that they can start moving you in. As a matter of policy we do not recommend a specific removal organisation but can assist you in choosing a conveyancing in The Park or a lawyer that specialises in conveyancing in The Park.
The mortgage over my property is with Leeds Building Society for my property in The Park. Conveyancing has been completed some time ago. If I am intending to rent out the flat and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a buy-to-let mortgage or inform Leeds Building Society?
Your original mortgage agreement with Leeds Building Society will provide that you need their approval in advance of letting out your property as this is likely to be a breach of Leeds Building Society’s mortgage conditions. In many cases banks or building societies will allow you to rent out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Leeds Building Society directly. You need not do this via a Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel solicitor.
I am selling my property. My previous lawyers closed down. I would be grateful for any recommendation of a conveyancing firm. I happen to live in The Park if that makes a difference.
Please use our search tool to help you choose a solicitor for your conveyancing in The Park. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with regulated solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move runs smoothly.
Should I use a The Park conveyancing lawyer who is local to the property I am buying? We have a good friend who can handle the conveyancing however they are based a couple of hundredkilometers away.
The benefit of a high street The Park conveyancing practice is that you can visit the firm to sign paperwork, deliver your identification documents and apply pressure on them if necessary. Having local The Park know how is a bonus. However it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If you know people who instructed your friend and the majority were content that must outweigh using an unfamiliar The Park conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being round the corner.
I own a leasehold house in The Park. Conveyancing and Yorkshire Building Society mortgage went though with no issue. I have received a letter from someone claiming to own the freehold. Attached was a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1997. The conveyancing practitioner in The Park who previously acted has now retired. What should I do?
The first thing you should do is contact HMLR to make sure that this person is in fact the new freeholder. It is not necessary to instruct a The Park conveyancing practitioner to do this as it can be done on-line for £3. Rest assured that in any event, even if this is the rightful landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.
The Park Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - A selection of Queries Prior to Purchasing
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Make sure you discover if the the lease includes any onerous restrictions in the lease. By way of example it is fairly common in The Park leases that pets are not allowed in in a block in The Park. If you like the propertyin The Park however your cat is not allowed to live with you then you have a very difficult choice. Please note that where the lease has no more than 80 years it will affect the value of the apartment. Check with your lender that they are willing to to proceed given the lease term. A short lease means that you will probably have to extend the lease sooner rather than later and it is worth finding out what this will be. Remember, in most cases you would need to own the premises for two years before you are entitled to exercise a lease extension. Is the freehold owned collectively by the leaseholders?
How does one remove a deceased person's name from the title register for a house in The Park?
Where a The Park property is jointly owned and one of the proprietors passes away, the name will not immediately be removed from the title deeds. It is not necessary to remove their name as when it comes to a sale you would simply need to evidence why the other proprietor is missing from the transfer, such as the probate documents.
With a view to making things simpler for the sale of the property you may apply to have the deceased person removed from the title register by applying to HM Land Registry with evidence of the death. There is no land registry fee payable.