I have been referred to a conveyancing solicitor in Blackfen. I I would like to check whether they are accepted on the Alliance & Leicester approved list of lawyers. Could you assist?

The first thing to do is contact your lawyer and ask them if they can act for the bank. Otherwise you should get in touch with Alliance & Leicester who may be able to help.

I have todayfound out that Stirling Law have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Blackfen for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 18 months ago. How can I be sure that my home is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?

The quickest method to check if the property is registered to you, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Blackfen conveyancing specialists.

I have been on the look out for a flat up to £235,500 and identified one round the corner in Blackfen I like with amenity areas and railway links in the vicinity, however it only has 49 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Blackfen for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a short lease?

If you need a home loan that many years will likely be problematic. Reduce the price by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the property for at least twenty four months you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer concerning this matter.

I own a leasehold flat in Blackfen. Conveyancing and Lloyds TSB Bank mortgage went though with no issue. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the reversionary interest in the property. It included a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1997. The conveyancing practitioner in Blackfen who acted for me is not around. What should I do?

First contact the Land Registry to make sure that this person is indeed the new freeholder. There is no need to instruct a Blackfen conveyancing practitioner to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for £3. Rest assured that in any event, even if this is the rightful freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

I inherited a garden flat in Blackfen. Given that I can not reach agreement with the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the premium payable for the purchase of the freehold?

You certainly can. We are happy to put you in touch with a Blackfen conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Blackfen premises is 103a Footscray Road in January 2014. The tribunal determines that the premium payable for the extended lease should be £34,500 according to the expert witness valuation calculation This case affected 1 flat.

I have been told by various estate agents that it may take up to two months for Blackfen conveyancing to complete.This was a month ago. The property information was only received to my conveyancer a couple of days ago so does the clock start running now?

You should not rely on moving on a specific date until contracts are exchanged. Whatever assurances the people you are buying from or selling to make, or your financial adviser makes don't rely on them. More frustration is caused to clients trying to move home by false assurances than anything else.