I am obtaining a mortgage offer from Lloyds. I intend to use a Licensed Conveyancer in Custom House. Does the Lloyds Solicitor panel allow for conveyancers regulated by the CLC?

The Lloyds approved solicitor list is, like many other lenders, represented by the CML or Building Society Association, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.

I am soon to exchange on the purchase of a property in Custom House but as a result of damage from a small fire at the property I have was able negotiate recompense from the seller of £2k in the form of a deduction in the price. I had intended this to be addressed as part of the conveyancing process but Santander are not allowing this. Should they have been notified?

Any conveyancing practitioner that is on the Santander conveyancing panel is duty bound to disclose to Santander of any variations to the purchase price. If you prohibit your solicitor to notify the reduction to Santander then they would have to discontinue acting for you. In addition, Santander and you would have to appoint a new conveyancing practitioner for your conveyancing in Custom House.

Is it simple use your search app to find a conveyancing practitioner in Custom House on the authorised to act for my mortgage?

Step one is to pick a lender such as Nationwide Building Society, Norwich and Peterborough Building Society or Aldermore then choose your location for instance Custom House. Conveyancing firms in Custom House and across England and Wales will then be listed.

In searching the world wide web for the phrase conveyancing in Custom House it brings up many property lawyersin the area. With so much choice what is the best way to find the suitable property lawyer for me?

The ideal way of seeking a suitable conveyancer is via trusted recommendation, so enquire of friends and those you trust who have bought a property in Custom House or a respected estate agent or mortgage broker. Costs for conveyancing in Custom House differ, so it's a good idea to request at least four costs illustrations from different conveyancers. Be sure to secure confirmation what costs in the quote includes.

Having had my offer accepted I require leasehold conveyancing in Custom House. Before I set the wheels in motion I would like to find out the unexpired term of the lease.

If the lease is registered - and almost all are in Custom House - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.

I am the leaseholder of a ground flat in Custom House. In the absence of agreement between myself and the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the sum payable for a lease extension?

Where there is a absentee freeholder or if there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the LVT to assess the premium.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Custom House property is 46 Credon Road in January 2014. On 11 September 2013 Deputy District Judge Price sitting at the Bow County Court made a vesting order that the freeholder surrender his lease and be granted a new lease of the Premises on such terms as may be determined by the First Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber).The appropriate sum as concluded by the Tribunal was £7225 This case related to 1 flat. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 69.77 years.