We are buying a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Gidea Park who is on the Clydesdale approved panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Clydesdale . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Gidea Park.

Have completed on a a detached house in Gidea Park , how long should it take for the Land Registry to register the transfer to my name? My Gidea Park conveyancing solicitor has been very slow, so I want to check the registration formalities are addressed.

As far as conveyancing in Gidea Park is concerned, registration is no faster or slower than the rest of England and Wales. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timescales can vary subject to the party submitting the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry communicate with any other parties. Currently in the region of 80% of such applications are fully dealt with in less than three weeks but occasionally there can be extensive hold-ups. Registration is effected after the purchaser is living at the property so 'speed' is not typically top priority yet where there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your lawyers can speak with the land registry and explain the circumstances.

My cousin has encouraged me to use his conveyancers in Gidea Park. Should I use them?

There are no two ways about it the ideal way to find a conveyancing lawyer is to get referrals from friends or relatives who have actually used the solicitor that you are are thinking of instructing.

Back In 2003, I bought a leasehold house in Gidea Park. Conveyancing and Leeds Building Society mortgage are in place. 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 solicitor in Gidea Park who previously acted has long since retired. Do I pay?

First make enquiries of the Land Registry to make sure that this person is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. There is no need to incur the fees of a Gidea Park conveyancing lawyer to do this as it can be done on-line for £3. You should note that in any event, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.

I am the registered owner of a ground floor flat in Gidea Park. In the absence of agreement between myself and the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the sum payable for the purchase of the freehold?

if there is a absentee landlord or if there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant statutes you can apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to make a decision on the price payable.

An example of a Lease Extension case for a Gidea Park property is 37 Lodge Court High Street in November 2013. the decision of the LVT was that the premium to be paid for the new lease was £25,559 This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired lease term was 57.5 years.

Should local authority consent be needed to change a single dwelling into multiple appartments in Gidea Park? This has occurred to a property adjacent to my house in Gidea Park and was not aware of it happening until the works were finished.

Planning permission is necessary for splitting a single dwelling in Gidea Park into flats but probably not for reverting back to single dwelling-house so, in answer to your query, yes,a it is required.