We were about to choose a conveyancing solicitor in Chiswick listed on your site but have come across some other costs illustrations via the web seem cheaper – how come?

One can find lots of solicitors advertising what appear to be extremely cheap conveyancing in Chiswick. We would encourage you to think long and hard about how much you respect your own move to you are willing to be penny wise pound foolish in relation to the quality of the legal work. Many of them highlight a low fee as a headline but conceal supplemental fees in the small print..

When will exchange of contracts happen for domestic conveyancing in Chiswick and am I required to attend the lawyers office?

If you are near to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Chiswick you are invited in to sign the paperwork. That being said, the lender approved solicitors we work with provide a national conveyancing service and provide as equally diligent and professional a job for you when dealing with you by post or email. The executing of the sale agreement is not the point of no return. A signed contract is just a prerequisite for the firm to address the formalities at the suitable time, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The exchange process is is usually a five minute process, although where a long "chain" is involved, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Chiswick)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a ground for flat up to £305k and identified one near me in Chiswick I like with open areas and railway links nearby, however it's only got 52 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in Chiswick in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a short lease?

If you need a mortgage the shortness of the lease will be problematic. Discount the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the premises for a minimum of twenty four months you can ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer about this matter.

I'm remortgaging my existing property to a buy to let mortgage with Bank of Ireland and I will use the ballance of the raised equity as a down payment on another house. The neighborhood we are interested in is Chiswick. Will your solicitors be able to act for both sets of banks and link together the two deals?

Do use our comparison tool on this site to check that the solicitors are approved by both mortgage companies. Having checked that they are the solicitor will be able to connect the two conveyancing matters but you should have a chat with you lawyer and communicate your desired outcome and requirements.

Do you have any advice for leasehold conveyancing in Chiswick with the aim of speeding up the sale process?

• Much of the frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Chiswick can be reduced if you instruct lawyers as soon as your agents start advertising the property and request that they start to collate the leasehold information which will be required by the purchasers’ representatives.
If there is a history of any disputes with your freeholder or managing agents it is very important that these are settled prior to the flat being put on the market. The buyers and their solicitors will be reluctant to purchase a property where there is an ongoing dispute. You may need to swallow your pride and pay any arrears of service charge or settle the dispute prior to completion of the sale. It is therefore preferable to have any dispute settled ahead of the contract papers being issued to the buyers’ solicitors. You will still have to reveal details of the dispute to the purchasers, but it is better to reveal the dispute as historic rather than unsettled. You may think that you are aware of the number of years remaining on your lease but it would be wise to verify this via your solicitors. A buyer’s conveyancer will be unlikely to recommend their client to to exchange contracts if the remaining number of years is below 80 years. It is therefore essential at an early stage that you identify whether the lease term for your property needs extending. If it does, contact your solicitors before you put your property on the market for sale. If you are supposed to have a share in the Management Company, you should make sure that you hold the original share document. Organising a re-issued share certificate can be a lengthy formality and slows down many a Chiswick conveyancing deal. Where a reissued share certificate is required, do contact the company director and secretary or managing agents (if applicable) for this sooner rather than later.

I have attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord for a lease extension without any joy. Can one make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal? Can you recommend a Chiswick conveyancing firm to represent me?

if there is a absentee freeholder or if there is dispute 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 assess the price payable.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Chiswick flat is Flat 1 30 Ennismore Avenue in September 2010. the Tribunal adopted and arrived at a premium for the lease extension of £29, 900 This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 68.34 years.