I do hope you can help me. My Wembley Park solicitor is advising me that he is legally obliged toconduct Wembley Park conveyancing searches stemming from the fact thatthe firm are on the HSBCsolicitor panel. Is my lawyer right?
Unfortunately both you and your lawyer have little choice here. Given that you are taking out a loan with a bank your conveyancing practitioner has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your lawyer would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your lender’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to comply with the CML Handbook specifications . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out Wembley Park conveyancing searches.
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Wembley Park. My lender is Accord Mortgages
Accord Mortgages have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 18/2/2026, the requirements read as follows :
I am buying a house and the conveyancer has raised the issue of Chancel Repair to which the property may be liable because it falls into the area of such a church. He has recommended insurance. Is this really necessary for conveyancing in Wembley Park
Unless a previous acquisition of the property took place after 12 October 2013 you may assume that conveyancing practitioners conducting conveyancing in Wembley Park to remain recommending a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.
Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Wembley Park. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.
Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Wembley Park
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Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?
I've recently bought a leasehold house in Wembley Park. Am I liable to pay service charges for periods before completion of my purchase?
Where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous owner and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. Strange as it may seem, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. It is an essential part of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to be sure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.
If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).
Following years of correspondence we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Wembley Park. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?
in cases where there is a missing freeholder or if there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant legislation it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to judgment on the price payable.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Wembley Park residence is Ground Floor Flat 69 Clifton Avenue in March 2012. the Tribunal determined that the premium payable for the new lease was £5,932 This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 76.06 years.
My husband and I are FTB’s just having agreed a price on a property in Wembley Park, and are now looking to get solicitors appointed. We have utilised the numerous rating based websites and the fee estimates are from all over the the UK. Is it critical to have a Wembley Park conveyancing practitioner local to your potential property? I am fine to do all the communicating electronically, but I assume at some point we may be required to attend the conveyancer's office to sign documents?
Usually there is no need to physically visit the office of your property lawyer, they can post any relevant documents to you, which you can sign and return. Many buyers and sellers nevertheless opt to use a locally based solicitor, but it's by no means a prerequisite for conveyancing in Wembley Park.