Our grandson is purchasing a new build apartment in Green Street Green with a mortgage from RBS. His lawyer has advised him of a delay in receiving the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. What is this document - I have never come across this before?

The document is intended to provide information to the main parties involved in the transaction. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the RBS conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the surveyor when requested. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the RBS conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.

Due to the guidance of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Green Street Green in advance of appointing solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the property. My surveyor has said that some banks will refuse to grant a loan on this type of house.

It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different instructions for example to Nationwide. If you e-mail us we can look into this further with the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Green Street Green. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

How do I use the search app to find a conveyancing lawyer in Green Street Green on the authorised to act for my bank?

Step one is to choose a lender such as Nationwide Building Society, Barnsley Building Society or TSB then choose your location a common one being Green Street Green. Conveyancing practices in Green Street Green and nationally should be identified.

I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Green Street Green for my sale. Is there any facility to check a solicitor's complaints history with the legal regulator?

You may review published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's history, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator may recorded telephone calls for training requirements.

If all goes to plan we aim to complete the sale of our £200,000 flat in Green Street Green on Monday in a week. The management company has quoted £324 for Landlord’s certificate, building insurance schedule and 3 years statements of service charge. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge an administration fee for a flat conveyance in Green Street Green?

Green Street Green conveyancing on leasehold maisonettes ordinarily results in administration charges invoiced by management companies :

Addressing pre-contract questions Where consent is required before sale in Green Street Green Supplying insurance information Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale

Your solicitor will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Green Street Green leasehold premises is £350. For Green Street Green conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are obliged to supply answers.

I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord to extend my lease without any joy. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on such issues? Can you recommend a Green Street Green conveyancing firm to help?

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

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Green Street Green property is 1 Southlands Court Southlands Road in September 2013. The Leasehold Valuation Tribunal determined that the premium to be paid by the tenant on the grant of a new lease, in accordance with section 56 and Schedule 13 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 was £30,541 This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired lease term was 50.57 years.