The Strawberry Hill conveyancing lawyers that I appointed last week on my house acquisition in Strawberry Hill have without warning shut down. I only went with them because I needed a lawyer on the Co-operative conveyancing panel and my previous Strawberry Hill lawyer was not. I sent them a cheque for two hundred pounds in advance. What are my options?

If you have an estate agent involved then let them know straight away so that they advise the vendors 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 solicitors should be in a position to help.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Strawberry Hill?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Strawberry Hill. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on a fortnight ago in what should have been a quick, chain free conveyancing. Strawberry Hill is the location of the property. Is there any advice you can give?

Flying freeholds in Strawberry Hill are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Strawberry Hill you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Strawberry Hill may ascertain 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 residence.

What advice can you give us when it comes to appointing a Strawberry Hill conveyancing practice to deal with our lease extension?

When appointing a property lawyer for your lease extension (regardless if they are a Strawberry Hill conveyancing firm) it is most important that they be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of conveyancing. We advise that you speak with several firms including non Strawberry Hill conveyancing practices before you instructing a firm. If the firm is ALEP accredited then that’s a bonus. The following questions could be useful:

Can they put you in touch with clients in Strawberry Hill who can give a testimonial?

I have attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord to extend my lease without success. Can I make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal? Can you recommend a Strawberry Hill conveyancing firm to represent me?

in cases where there is a absentee freeholder or where there is dispute 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 determine the price.

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Strawberry Hill flat is Ground Floor Flat 91 Bath Road in May 2009. in a case where the freeholder could not be traced, the Brentford County Court ordered that the Lease be surrendered in return for the grant of a new lease of the Premises at a premium determined by the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal. The tribunal concluded that the price payable by the Applicant for the new lease of the premises be £15,900 This case related to 1 flat. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 60.45 years.

A loan agreement from a lender for the refinancing of my 2 bedroom flat is coming by the end of next week. Are you able to recommend an efficient remortgage conveyancing solicitor in Strawberry Hill ?

You are on the wrong site if you are in need of the cheapest conveyancing solicitors in Strawberry Hill. Our intention is to offer value for money conveyancing but our intention is not to advertise as being the cheapest. Do not be fooled by companies offering £99 conveyancing in Strawberry Hill.At best, in opting for cheap conveyancing, you will get what you pay for and at worst you will end up invoiced for additional fee and still not get the service you were looking for.