Do lenders provide you with an approved list of Bethnal Green conveyancing solicitors? How do you know who is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel?

Bethnal Green conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Kent Reliance directly.

I am helping my step-mother sell her house in Bethnal Green. Does the solicitor order an energy assessment or do I organise this?

After the abolition of Home Information Packs, energy performance certificates was retained a required part of moving property. An EPC must be commissioned before the property is marketed. This is not something that law firms normally arrange. If you are instructing a Bethnal Green conveyancing solicitor they may help arrange energy performance certificates given their contacts with long established local assessors

My wife and I purchasing a 3 bedroom semi in Bethnal Green. We would like to convert the garage to an office at the property.Will legal conveyancing on the property include checks to see if these works are prohibited?

Your property lawyer will check the registered title as conveyancing in Bethnal Green can sometimes reveal restrictions in the title documents which prohibit certain works or require the permission of a 3rd party. Certain extensions call for local authority planning permissions and approval in accordance building regulations. Some areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or impact extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.

Is it the case that all Bethnal Green solicitor firms on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel are governed by the SRA?

As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel they would need to be overseen by the SRA. The majority of banks do list licenced conveyancers on their panel and in such a situation the practice would be regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

I used Arc property Solicitors several years ago for my conveyancing in Bethnal Green. I now require my file but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down 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 Bethnal Green 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.

Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Bethnal Green in advance of instructing solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. Our surveyor has said that some mortgage companies will not issue a mortgage on such a premises.

It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different requirements for example to Halifax. Should you wish to telephone us we can look into this further with the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Bethnal Green. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Bethnal Green to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.

I today plan to offer on a house that appears to meet my requirements, at a great price which is making it all the more appealing. I have since discovered that the title is leasehold as opposed to freehold. I would have thought that there are particular concerns purchasing a leasehold house in Bethnal Green. Conveyancing advisers have are soon to be appointed. Will they explain the issues?

The majority of houses in Bethnal Green are freehold rather than leasehold. This is one of the situations where having a local solicitor who is familiar with the area who can assist with the conveyancing process. it is apparent that you are purchasing in Bethnal Green so you should seriously consider looking for a Bethnal Green conveyancing practitioner and be sure that they have experience in transacting on leasehold houses. First you will need to check the number of years remaining. Being a leaseholder you will not be at liberty to do whatever you want with the house. The lease will likely included provisions such as obtaining the freeholder’spermission to conduct alterations. You may also be required to pay a maintenance charge towards the upkeep of the estate where the house is located on an estate. Your lawyer will report to you on the legal implications.

I have attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord for a lease extension without getting anywhere. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal decide on such issues? Can you recommend a Bethnal Green conveyancing firm to act on my behalf?

if there is a absentee landlord or if there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant legislation it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to assess the sum to be paid.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Bethnal Green premises is 137 & 139 Haberdasher Street in December 2013. The Tribunal determines in accordance with section 48 and Schedule 13 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 that the premium for the extended lease for each Property should be £12,350.00. This case affected 2 flats. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 72.39 years.