I used Wolstenholmes a few years ago for my conveyancing in Becontree Heath. I now require my papers however the law firm has closed. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Becontree Heath of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I was advised by three or four local property agents in Becontree Heath to get a quote from a property lawyer on your site. Is there a financial inducement for Estate Agents to promote your services rather than alternative conveyancing organisations?

We refuse to make any financial incentive for pointing buyers and sellers in our direction. We found it would be just too difficult a fee as members of the public would think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I getting any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.

I am one month into a freehold purchase having been directed to a firm by the selling agent to do our conveyancing in Becontree Heath. I am not happy. Can you help me find new solicitors?

A solicitor would have to be really poor to suggest replacing them. Has the loan offer been generated? If so you need to inform them of the new contact details and ensure the offer are issued to the new lawyers. The solicitor ideally needs to be on the mortgage company panel to avoid escalating charges and frustration. That should be your starting point. Our find a solicitor tool can help you find a lender approved solicitor for your home move in Becontree Heath

I have recently realised that I have Sixty One years unexpired on my flat in Becontree Heath. I now wish to extend my lease but my freeholder is can not be found. What options are available to me?

If you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be lengthened by the magistrate. However, you will be required to prove that you have done all that could be expected to track down the freeholder. In some cases a specialist would be useful to carry out a search and prepare a report which can be used as evidence that the landlord can not be located. It is wise to seek advice from a property lawyer both on proving the landlord’s disappearance and the vesting order request to the County Court overseeing Becontree Heath.

I have attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord for a lease extension without success. Can I apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal? Can you recommend a Becontree Heath conveyancing firm to act on my behalf?

in cases where there is a missing freeholder 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 First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to assess the premium.

An example of a Lease Extension case for a Becontree Heath premises is 49 Aldborough Road South in July 2012. The Tribunal decided that the premium payable for the grant of the new lease was £13,925 This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 61.36 years.

My hope is to acquire a garden maisonette in Becontree Heath. Conveyancing solicitor has been awaiting, from the vendor, building insurance paperwork. I was told today I was advised that the vendor needs to send the insurance paperwork for the flat above in addition. Why does my conveyancer need to review the insurance for the flat above? Is it really required? We have been waiting for the last fortnight…

It is not unheard of in leasehold conveyancing in Becontree Heath to discover Conveyancing in Becontree Heath in a minority of cases reveals that the lease obliges the leasehold owners to insure their individual flats as opposed to the landlord insuring the whole block - which is clearly preferable. You should contact your conveyancer but it would seem that your property lawyer is seeking to establish that the complete building is insured. Insuring a ground floor apartment is no help when it comes to rebuilding after a fire if the other flat cannot be rebuilt as a result of lack of insurance cover.