How up to date is your database of South Acton solicitors on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel? Do Leeds Building Society send you an updated list?

South Acton conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Leeds Building Society directly.

I purchased my apartment on 7 June and my personal details are still not registered. Should I be concerned? My conveyancing solicitor in South Acton said it should be dealt with in a couple of weeks. Are titles in South Acton particularly slow to register?

There is nothing unique about conveyancing in South Acton registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timeframes can vary subject to the party submitting the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry communicate with any interested persons or bodies. At present in the region of three quarters of submission are completed within 12 days but occasionally there can be longer delays. Historically registration occurs once the buyer is living at the premises so an expedited registration is not typically top priority but if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your conveyancer must communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.

How does conveyancing in South Acton differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build property in South Acton approach us having been asked by the developer to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is ready to move into. This is because new home sellers in South Acton usually purchase the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in South Acton or who has acted in the same development.

Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in South Acton in advance of retaining solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the property. The surveyor has said that some lenders may refuse to grant a loan on this type of property.

It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different instructions from Nationwide. Should you wish to telephone us we can check via the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in South Acton. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

Back In 2001, I bought a leasehold house in South Acton. Conveyancing and The Royal Bank of Scotland mortgage are in place. A letter has just been received from someone saying they have taken over the freehold. Attached was a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1994. The conveyancing solicitor in South Acton who acted for me is not around. Do I pay?

First make enquiries of HMLR to be sure that the individual purporting to own the freehold is indeed the new freeholder. There is no need to instruct a South Acton conveyancing firm to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for less than a fiver. You should note that in any event, even if this is the rightful landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.

Having spent months of dialogue we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in South Acton. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?

in cases where there is a missing landlord or if there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the LVT to make a decision on the price payable.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement case for a South Acton flat is 169 Southfield Road in September 2013. the tribunal decided that the premium to be paid in respect of the collective enfranchisement should be £51,203 This case affected 2 flats. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 64.64 years.