We are planning to acquire a flat and require a conveyancing solicitor in Northwick Park who is on the solicitor panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a conveyancing 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 . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Northwick Park.

I am assisting my step-mother sell her flat in Northwick Park. Will the conveyancing solicitor order the EPC or do I organise this?

After the demise of HIPs, energy assessments was retained a mandatory element of selling a property. An EPC needs to be commissioned in advance of the property being advertised. It is not something that solicitors normally arrange. If you are using a Northwick Park conveyancing practitioner they may be willing to arrange energy performance certificates given their contacts with reputable Northwick Park accredited person

Have just purchased a repossessed house at auction in Northwick Park. Conveyancing is needed. What happens now?

Given that you have now exchanged you must hire the services of a conveyancing solicitor as a matter of priority as you will have a pending a drop dead date to complete the transaction. Every auction property will have a corresponding auction set of papers. This will likely include evidence of title and search results. In the case of leasehold premises the auction pack should include a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing paperwork relating to leasehold premises. You should give this to your appointed conveyancing solicitor ASAP. Do make sure that you have funds in order to complete on the on the contractual date .

I can not work out if my bank obliges me to make sure the lease term for the flat is extended prior to the completion date. I have called into my local Northwick Park building society branch on various occasions and was told they are content with the situation and they would lend. My Northwick Park conveyancing solicitor - who is on the lender conveyancing panel- called and was told they refuse to lend in accordance with their specific requirements. I have no idea who is right.

As long as the is on the mortgage company approved list, she or he must comply with the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook provisions for the lender. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the mortgage company will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the mortgage company to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years remaining.

I need some fast conveyancing in Northwick Park as I am under a deadline to sign on the dotted line inside one month. A mortgage is not required. Is it possible to avoid the conveyancing searches to save money and time?

If.Given you are are a cash buyer you have the choice not to have searches carried out although no lawyer would recommend that you don't. Drawing on years of experience of conveyancing in Northwick Park the following are examples of what can show up and therefore affect future saleability: Refused Planning Applications, Outstanding Fees, Overdue Grants, Road Schemes,...

I purchased a renovated Edwardian house in Northwick Park. Conveyancing solicitor acted for me and . I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw two entries: the first freehold, the second leasehold with the matching property. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?

You need to read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Northwick Park and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they sell they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also enquire as to the situation with your conveyancing solicitor who conducted the purchase.

Having had my offer accepted I require leasehold conveyancing in Northwick Park. Before I get started I want to be sure as to the number of years remaining on the lease.

If the lease is registered - and most are in Northwick Park - 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.

Northwick Park Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Examples of Questions you should ask before Purchasing

The prefered form of lease structure is if the freehold interest is in the ownership of the leaseholders. In this situation the tenants benefit from being in charge if their destiny and notwithstanding that a managing agent is frequently retained where the building is bigger than a house conversion, the managing agent is directed by the tenants. Who manages the building? Best to be warned if a new roof is being put on or some other major work is due shortly that will be shared by the leaseholders and will materially increase the the service charges or require a specific payment.