Why is leasehold purchase conveyancing in South Ruislip costs more?

South Ruislip leasehold conveyancing transactions usually involve additional investigations than freeholds including investigating the Lease, liaising with the Landlord such as serving applicable notices on the Landlord or managing agent, obtaining up-to-date service charge and management information, obtaining Landlord’s consents and reviewing management accounts and formation documents.

Our mortgage company has suggested solicitors on their panel based in South Ruislip but I would rather choose a conveyancing lawyer in South Ruislip or nearer to where I live. Can you help?

The minority of South Ruislip conveyancing practices are listed all lender’s conveyancing panel. Please make use of the above find an approved solicitor tool to find a South Ruislip conveyancing conveyancer on the on the bank panel.

Taking into account that I will soon part with £400,000 on 3 bedroom house in South Ruislip I wish to have a conversation with the solicitor about myhouse move prior to appointing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?

This is something that we recommend - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you speaking to the conveyancer due to be doing your property ownership legalities in South Ruislip.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important individual, not a matter number. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are provided with for residential conveyancing in South Ruislip should be the figure that you are charged.

I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor for remortgage conveyancing in South Ruislip. I happened to land on a site which seems to have the perfect solution If there is a chance to get all this stuff done via email that would be preferable. Should I be concerned? What are the potential pitfalls?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

I am on look out for some leasehold conveyancing in South Ruislip. Before I get started I would like to find out the number of years remaining on the lease.

Assuming the lease is recorded at the land registry - and almost all are in South Ruislip - then the leasehold title will always include the basic details of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.

I have attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord for a lease extension without any joy. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal decide on such issues? Can you recommend a South Ruislip conveyancing firm to assist?

if there is a missing freeholder or if there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to make a decision on the price.

An example of a Lease Extension case for a South Ruislip flat is Flat 72 Queens Walk in January 2013. The Tribunals calculated the premium payable to be £22,090. This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired term was 53.26 years.