Can I use your services to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in South Ockendon even if I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for example if I wish to buy a shop in South Ockendon with a mortgage from ?

Our search tool is mainly utilised to help choose domestic conveyancing solicitors in South Ockendon but we have recorded at the end of this page a selection of South Ockendon commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to enquire with the company directly to establish if they are also authorised to represent

I had intended to instruct a property lawyer in South Ockendon for our home move. Our financial adviser has since advised us that our bank won't deal with them. Why is this not regarded as unfair competition?

A lender can require an approved solicitor act for it. You would be liable to bear the charges for this. Do use our search facility to choose a solicitor to conduct conveyancing in South Ockendon on the approved list of solicitors.

I have been advised by a few estate agents in South Ockendon to find a conveyancer on your site. What’s the financial upside for Estate Agents to recommend your services over another?

We don’t make any commission for sending work our way. We thought it would be too underhand to pay a commission as members of the public would think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not getting any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.

We're novice buyers - agreed a price, but the property agent has warned us that the seller will only go ahead if we instruct the agent's chosen lawyers as they want a ‘quick sale’. We would rather use a high street solicitor used to conveyancing in South Ockendon

We suspect that the seller is unaware of this requirement. Should the seller desire ‘a quick sale', turning down a genuine buyer is not the way to achieve this. Contact the owners directly and make sure they comprehend that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances arranged © you have nothing to sell (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you will continue to use your own,trusted South Ockendon conveyancing firm - not the ones that will give the estate agent a referral fee or hit his conveyancing targets pre-set by corporate headquarters.

I wish to let out my leasehold apartment in South Ockendon. Conveyancing solicitor who did the purchase is retired - so can't ask her. Is permission from the freeholder required?

A lease dictates the relationship between the freeholder and you the leaseholder; in particular, it will say if subletting is prohibited, or permitted but only subject to certain conditions. The rule is that if the lease contains no specific ban or restriction, subletting is permitted. The majority of leases in South Ockendon do not contain an absolute prevention of subletting – such a clause would undoubtedly devalue the property. Instead, there is usually simply a requirement that the owner notifies the freeholder, possibly supplying a duplicate of the tenancy agreement.

I am the registered owner of a 1st floor flat in South Ockendon, conveyancing was carried out 3 years ago. Can you let me have an estimate of the premium that my landlord can legally expect in return for granting a renewal of my lease? Corresponding flats in South Ockendon with an extended lease are worth £165,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 levied per year. The lease expires on 21st October 50

With 50 years unexpired we estimate the price of your lease extension to span between £36,100 and £41,800 as well as costs.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to supply the actual costs without more comprehensive investigations. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other issues that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action based on this information before getting professional advice.