Can I use your services to find a Conveyancing solicitor in South East London even if I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for instance if I wish to acquire an office in South East London with a loan from Lloyds TSB Bank?

The service is predominantly used to help choose residential conveyancing solicitors in South East London but we have set out at the end of this page a few South East London commercial conveyancing firms. You should enquire with the solicitors directly to check if they are also authorised to represent Lloyds TSB Bank

We're in South East London, FTBs purchasing with a mortgage (lender is Co-operative , and our lawyer is on the Co-operative conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?

The fact that your lawyer is on the Co-operative 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 acquired my apartment on 4 March and the transaction details are still not on the land registry website. Should I be concerned? My conveyancing solicitor in South East London said it should be recorded inside ten days. Are transfers in South East London uniquely lengthy to register?

As far as conveyancing in South East London registration is no faster or slower than the rest of England and Wales. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timeframes can differ depending on the party submitting the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry communicate with any interested parties. At present approximately three quarters of such applications are fully addressed in less than three weeks but some can be subject to longer hold-ups. Historically registration is effected once the purchaser is living at the property so registration formalities is not always an essential issue but if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your conveyancer should contact the land registry and explain the circumstances.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I put an offer in last month in what was supposed to be a quick, no chain conveyancing. South East London is where the house is located. Is there any advice you can give?

Flying freeholds in South East London are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in South East London you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in South East London may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.

I want to let out my leasehold apartment in South East London. Conveyancing solicitor who did the purchase is retired - so can't ask her. Do I need to ask my freeholder for permission?

Even though your previous South East London conveyancing solicitor is not around you can review your lease to check if you are permitted to let out the property. The accepted inference is that if the lease is non-specific, subletting is allowed. There may be a precondition that you are obliged to obtain permission via your landlord or some other party in advance of subletting. The net result is you not allowed to sublet without prior consent. Such consent is not allowed to be unreasonably refused ore delayed. If your lease prohibits you from letting out the property you will need to ask your landlord for their consent.

Following months of correspondence we are unable to agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in South East London. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?

You certainly can. We can put you in touch with a South East London conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement case for a South East London property is 20 Avonwick Road in July 2013. The Tribunal was dealing with an application under Section 26 of the Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 for a determination of the freehold value of the property. It was concluded that the price to be paid was Fifteen Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy (£15,970) divided as to £8,200 for Flat 20 and £7,770 for Flat 20A This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 73.26 years.