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Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Bickley

We note that you have a post code search directory identifying law firms on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a referral fee if I retain them for our own conveyancing in Bickley?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Bickley.

I have been told that property searches are the primary reason for obstruction in Bickley conveyancing transactions. Is that correct?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released conclusions of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature within the most frequent causes of delays during the legal transfer of property. Local searches are not likely to feature in any delay in conveyancing in Bickley.

Just acquired a terraced house in Bickley , how long will it take for the Land Registry to record my proprietorship? My Bickley conveyancing solicitor works at snail pace, so I want to check the land registry aspects are concluded.

There is nothing unique when it comes to conveyancing in Bickley registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timeframes can adjust depending on the party submitting the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry communicate with any 3rd parties. At present roughly 80% of submission are fully dealt with in less than three weeks but some can be subject to longer delays. Historically registration occurs after the purchaser is living at the premises thus registration formalities is not usually primary concern yet if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your lawyers could contact the land registry and explain the circumstances.

I am a fortnight into a residential purchase having been directed to solicitors by the high street agent to perform conveyancing in Bickley. I am not happy. Could you help me find new conveyancers?

They would need to be really bad to suggest replacing them. Has your mortgage been generated? If so you will need to make them aware of the new contact details and have the loan are re-issued. Your solicitor ideally needs to be on the mortgage company panel to avoid supplemental charges and complications. That should be your first question of the new conveyancers. Our search tool should help you find a bank approved lawyer for your home move in Bickley

There are only 62 years left on my flat in Bickley. I need to get lease extension but my freeholder is absent. What options are available to me?

On the basis that you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application 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 Court. You will be obliged to prove that you have used your best endeavours to locate the landlord. For most situations a specialist may be helpful to carry out a search and to produce an expert document which can be used as proof that the freeholder is indeed missing. It is advisable to get professional help from a conveyancer in relation to investigating the landlord’s absence and the vesting order request to the County Court covering Bickley.

We have reached the end of our tether in trying to purchase the freehold in Bickley. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?

Where there is a absentee freeholder or if there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant statutes it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to arrive at the premium.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Bickley residence is 1 Southlands Court Southlands Road in September 2013. The Leasehold Valuation Tribunal determined that the premium to be paid by the tenant on the grant of a new lease, in accordance with section 56 and Schedule 13 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 was £30,541 This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired term was 50.57 years.

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