Would the conveyancing lawyers listed on your site conduct attended exchange conveyancing in Rayners Lane?

We do have a number of conveyancing specialists carrying out personalised exchanges. Please e-mail us to obtain a conveyancing quote and details as to dates.

We're in Rayners Lane, First timers purchasing with a mortgage (lender is Yorkshire BS , and our solicitor is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?

The fact that your lawyer is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no conveyancing practitioner should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.

I am helping my mother sell her flat in Rayners Lane. Will the conveyancing solicitor commission the energy assessment or it is for the seller to coordinate?

After the abolition of Home Packs, energy assessments was kept a mandatory part of selling a house. An EPC should be commissioned before the property is marketed. It is not something that lawyers normally organise. Where you are using a Rayners Lane conveyancing solicitor they may be able to arrange energy assessments due to their contacts with long established Rayners Lane accredited person

I am due to move home in January. Will my conveyancing solicitor update the removal company on the completion day. Incidentally, can you recommend a removal company in Rayners Lane. Conveyancing firm was chosen prior to coming across this site.

On the afternoon of completion you will need to pick up the keys from your estate agent however this should only take place when the previous owners solicitors advise the agent that they acknowledge receipt of the completion payment and the keys can be released. You should advise the removal men that they can start moving you in. As a matter of policy we do not suggest a particular removal company but can help you locate a residential property solicitor in Rayners Lane or a legal practice with expertise in conveyancing in Rayners Lane.

Can you help - my lawyer advises that absentee landlord insurance is required on my purchase. What is the typical level of cover needed for conveyancing in Rayners Lane?

The right level of absentee landlord indemnity insurance depends on your lender. It would differ for example between National Westminster Bank and Virgin Money. Conveyancing lawyers as opposed to borrowers take out such insurances.

I'm refinancing my current home to a buy to let mortgage with Barnsley Building Society and I will use the rest of the raised equity as a down payment on a second house. The neighborhood we are looking at is Rayners Lane. Will your lawyers be able to act for the two banks and tie in the conveyances?

Do use our search tool on this site to check that the conveyancers are approved by both mortgage companies. Assuming that they are your lawyer should be able to simultaneously deal with the two deals but you should have a chat with you lawyer and communicate your expectations and needs.

I have recently realised that I have 68 years unexpired on my flat in Rayners Lane. I need to extend my lease but my freeholder is absent. What options are available to me?

If you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be lengthened by the magistrate. You will be obliged to prove that you or your lawyers have made all reasonable attempts to track down the landlord. In some cases an enquiry agent should be useful to try and locate and prepare a report to be used as evidence that the freeholder can not be located. It is advisable to get professional help from a solicitor in relation to devolving into the landlord’s disappearance and the vesting order request to the County Court overseeing Rayners Lane.

I inherited a ground flat in Rayners Lane. Given that I can not reach agreement with the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the amount due for the purchase of the freehold?

in cases where there is a absentee landlord or where there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant statutes you can apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to decide the sum to be paid.

An example of a Lease Extension case for a Rayners Lane premises is GFF 1 Holyrood Avenue in May 2014. The Tenant wished to acquire a new (extended) lease and applied to the Willesden County Court who granted a vesting order on 20* March2013. The Tribunal decied that the premium to be paid was £9,062 This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 79 years.