I instructed a high street firm for my conveyancing in Brentford last week. After carefully reading the fine print I seeI am liable for charges even if our purchase aborts. Should I ditch them and appoint an internet firm who offer no move no charge conveyancing in Brentford?

Generally there is a compromise along the lines that if "No Completion No Fee" is available then the fee levels will generally be higher to neutralise those cases that do not go ahead. Do bear in mind that these deals generally do not cover expenditure e.g. Brentford conveyancing search expenses.

We are buying a house and the conveyancer has mentioned Chancel Repair for which the property could be liable as it falls into the area of such a church. He has suggested insurance. Is this strictly necessary for conveyancing in Brentford

Unless a prior purchase of the house completed post 12 October 2013 you could take it that lawyers carrying out conveyancing in Brentford to continue to advocate a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.

Me and my brother own a terraced Victorian house in Brentford. Conveyancing lawyer represented me and Virgin Money. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw a couple of entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold under the exact same property. Is it worth asking Virgin Money to clarify?

You should assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Brentford and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also check the position with your conveyancing lawyer who carried out the work.

Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Brentford ahead of appointing conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. My surveyor advised that some banks tend refuse to give a mortgage on such a premises.

It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different instructions from Nationwide. Should you wish to telephone us we can investigate further with the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Brentford. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

Can you offer any advice when it comes to choosing a Brentford conveyancing firm to carry out our lease extension conveyancing?

If you are instructing a property lawyer for lease extension works (regardless if they are a Brentford conveyancing firm) it is most important that he or she should be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of conveyancing. We suggest that you make enquires with two or three firms including non Brentford conveyancing practices prior to instructing a firm. Where the conveyancing practice is ALEP accredited then so much the better. The following questions might be useful:

What volume of lease extensions has the firm carried out in Brentford in the last year?

After months of correspondence we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Brentford. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?

in cases where there is a absentee freeholder or if there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the LVT to arrive at the amount due.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement matter before the tribunal for a Brentford flat is 105 & 105A Seaford Road in July 2013. The tribunal determined that the price payable for the freehold interest in the Property was £43,985 . This sum was to be paid into Brentford County Court to enable the matter to proceed This case affected 2 flats.