The Roehampton conveyancing firm that I recently instructed on my purchase in Roehampton have suddenly shut down. I only went with them because I needed a firm on the Co-operative conveyancing panel and my family Roehampton lawyer was not. I paid them £170 in advance. What are my options?

Assuming that you have an Estate Agent in the equation then let them know straight away so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to the problems encountered. Hopefully they will be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You should appoint new lawyers that are on the Co-operative conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new lawyers may be able to help.

Hoping to buy a property located in Roehampton and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Roehampton. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Roehampton area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Roehampton. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

We're FTB’s - agreed a price, but the property agent told us that the seller will only issue a contract if we appoint their recommended solicitors as they are insisting on an ‘expedited deal’. Our preferred option is to instruct a high street solicitor accustomed to conveyancing in Roehampton

We suspect that the seller is unaware of this demand. Should the owner desire ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a genuine purchaser is counter productive. Bypass the agents and go straight to the sellers and make sure they comprehend that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you are chain free (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you are going to instruct your own,trusted Roehampton conveyancing firm - not the ones that will earn the negotiator at the agency a referral fee or hit his conveyancing figures set by HQ.

Due to complete next month on a ground floor flat in Roehampton. Conveyancing solicitors have said that they report fully on Monday. What should I be looking out for?

Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Roehampton should include some of the following:

You need to be informed what counts as a Nuisance as far as the lease is concerned specifics of the parties to the lease, for example these could be the lessee, superior lessor, landlord Specifying your legal entitlements in respect of the communal areas in the block.For instance, does the lease grant a right of way over an accessway or staircase? Whether the landlord has obligations to ensure rights of quiet enjoyment over your premises and do you know what it means in practice? Who has the liability for maintaining the window frames

I have attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord for a lease extension without getting anywhere. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on such issues? Can you recommend a Roehampton conveyancing firm to represent me?

in cases where there is a absentee freeholder or if there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to arrive at the premium.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Roehampton property is 19 St. Margarets Crescent in August 2010. the tribunal was of the view that the premium to be paid by the leaseholder for the freehold reversion was £51,983.00 This case affected 3 flats. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 66.25 years.

My fiance and I yesterday discovered that one of the partners of the firm handling the purchase conveyancing in Roehampton is is the father of the owners that we are buying from. Is this acceptable?

On the basis that there is no conflict of interest this should be fine. Where you are requiring a mortgage then the bank may have a say as many mortgage companies have specific requirements on this. For example for Halifax Loans as of 10/12/2025, the requirements read as follows :