We selected a Beddington South based firm for our conveyancing in Beddington South today. Reviewing the terms of engagement I noteI am responsible for fees even if the movefalls through. Would I be best advised to select a web based solicitor practice offering no completion no charge conveyancing in Beddington South?
It is usually a trade off in that if "No Sale No Fee" is offered then the fee levels will generally be higher to cover those transactions that fail to complete. Please beware that such offerings tend not to cover disbursements such your Beddington South conveyancing search charges.
I have just over seventy years unexpired on my lease and require a lease extension for my flat in Beddington South. Conveyancing solicitors on the Accord Mortgages panel can deal with such extensions correct?
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are getting a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Accord Mortgages have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 11/2/2026 the requirements read as follows :
My friend recommended that where I am purchasing in Beddington South I should ask my conveyancer to carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
This is a search is sometimes quoted for as part of the standard Beddington South conveyancing searches. It is a large document of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out important information about Beddington South around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Beddington South Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information about Beddington South.
Do I need to be concerned by estate agents that I am dealing with are suggesting an internet conveyancing firm as opposed to a local Beddington South conveyancing practice?
As is the case with lots of service providers, often input from relatives can be worth their weight in gold. Nevertheless there are lots of players in a conveyancing matter; estate agents, financial adviser and mortgage companies may put forward lawyers to retain. Sometimes the solicitors might be known to one of the organisations as being good in their field, but occasionally there exists a commercial relationship behind the recommendation. You are at liberty to select your preferred lawyer. However, bear in mind that some mortgage providers have an approved list of solicitors you must use for the lender aspect of your home move.
I am employed by a busy estate agency in Beddington South where we see a few flat sales put at risk as a result of short leases. I have been given conflicting advice from local Beddington South conveyancing solicitors. Could you shed some light as to whether the owner of a flat can instigate the lease extension formalities for the buyer?
As long as the seller has owned the lease for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is that the proposed purchaser need not have to sit tight for 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed before, or at the same time as completion of the disposal of the property.
Alternatively, it may be possible to agree the lease extension with the freeholder either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the purchaser.
After years of dialogue we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Beddington South. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?
Where there is a missing landlord or if there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant statutes it is possible to make an application to the LVT to make a decision on the amount due.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement matter before the tribunal for a Beddington South premises is 29 Woodstock Road in April 2014. the Tribunal determined that the premiums to be paid into court in respect of the purchase of the freehold registered at HMLR under Title N0.SY3997 should be £7,217. This case was in relation to 4 flats. The unexpired term was 98 years.
I am an executor of my recently deceased mother’s Will, with a bungalow in Beddington South which is to be sold. The bungalow has never been registered at the Land Registry and I'm told that many purchasers will insist that it is completed before they'll move forward. What's the mechanism for this?
In the circumstances that you have set out it seems prudent to seek to register in the names of the personal representative(s) as named in the probate and in their capacity as PRs. HMLR’s online guidance explains how to register for the first time and what is required re the deeds and forms. You would need to include and certified copy of the probate as well and complete the form FR1 to refer to the PRs as the applicant.