I am getting a offer of a home loan from Nat West. My intention is to employ the services of a Licensed Conveyancer in Greenford. Does the Nat West Solicitor panel allow for Licensed Conveyancers?

The Nat West approved solicitor list is, like many other lenders, represented by the Council or Mortgage Lenders or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.

The owners of the home we are purchasing have instructed a conveyancing practitioner in Greenford who has recommended a exclusivity agreement with a down payment 6,000. Are such agreements sensible?

Exclusivity agreements are agreements between a property vendor and purchaser granting the buyer the sole right to purchase the property within an agreed time frame. For all intents and purposes, an exclusivity is a document specifying that you should have a contract at a later time which is the main conveyancing contract. It tends to be used for buyer confidence though in many situations, the owner may stand to benefit from such agreements as well. There are various positives and negatives to having an agreement but you need to check with your conveyancer but beware that it may end up costing you extra in conveyancing fees. In light of these reasons these agreements are unusual when it comes to conveyancing in Greenford.

Is there a search tool that I can use to investigate if the solicitor carrying out my conveyancing in Greenford is on the mortgage lender’sapproved panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Nationwide Building Society thus paying £192.00 in supplemental legal invoice.

Feel free to take advantage of the search tool on this site. Please choose the mortgage company and type ‘Greenford’ or your preferred area and you will discover a number of lawyer located in Greenford or nearest you.

I am 14 days into a freehold purchase having been directed to conveyancers by the selling agent to handle our conveyancing in Greenford. I am not happy. Can you help me find new lawyers?

They would need to be very poor to suggest diss instructing them. Has your mortgage been issued? In the event that it has you must make them aware of the new contact details and have the mortgage documents are re-issued. Your new solicitor ideally should be on the lenders panel to avoid added charges and delays. That should be your starting point. Our find a solicitor tool will help you find a bank approved lawyer for your conveyancing in Greenford

Jane (my partner) and I may need to let out our Greenford ground floor flat temporarily due to a new job. We instructed a Greenford conveyancing firm in 2002 but they have closed and we did not have the foresight to seek any advice as to whether the lease prohibits the subletting of the flat. How do we find out?

A lease dictates the relationship between the freeholder and you the leaseholder; in particular, it will indicate if subletting is prohibited, or permitted but only subject to certain caveats. The accepted inference is that if the lease contains no specific ban or restriction, subletting is permitted. Most leases in Greenford do not prevent an absolute prevention of subletting – such a clause would undoubtedly devalue the flat. In most cases there is a basic requirement that the owner notifies the freeholder, possibly supplying a copy of the tenancy agreement.

I am the leaseholder of a first floor flat in Greenford. Given that I can not reach agreement with the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the amount due for a lease extension?

in cases where there is a absentee landlord or where there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant legislation you can apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to make a decision on the sum to be paid.

An example of a lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Greenford flat is 25 Beechwood Avenue in November 2012. the Tribunal accordingly determined that the premium for the lease extension should be £24,353. This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 58.19 years.