My partner’s brother is a property lawyer. I suspect that I'll be able to get friends and family pricing for conveyancing, However if that does not come through, what kind of fees would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Belsize Park?
It’s sensible to get 3 or more like-for-like conveyancing quotes. Make use of our search tool on this site. The estimates do be different but service levels do are distinct between conveyancers as is true with most professions.
Please help. My Belsize Park lawyer is informing me me that he is legally obliged toapply for Belsize Park conveyancing searches due to the fact thatthe firm are on the HSBCconveyancing panel. Is this really necessary?
Unfortunately both you and your lawyer have little choice here. As you are taking a home loan with a bank your property lawyer has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your property lawyer would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your lender’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to comply with the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook provisions . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out Belsize Park conveyancing searches.
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Belsize Park. My lender is Accord Mortgages
Accord Mortgages have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 6/12/2025, the requirements read as follows :
About to purchase a new build apartment in Belsize Park. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.
Here are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Belsize Park
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If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents.
As co-executor for the will of my uncle I am disposing of a property in Neath but live in Belsize Park. My conveyancer (approximately 250 kilometers from mehas requested that I sign a stat dec ahead of the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing practitioner in Belsize Park to witness this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you should not need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Belsize Park based
I am employed by a long established estate agent office in Belsize Park where we have witnessed a few leasehold sales derailed as a result of short leases. I have been given conflicting advice from local Belsize Park conveyancing firms. Can you clarify whether the vendor of a flat can instigate the lease extension formalities for the buyer?
Provided that the seller has owned the lease for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to commence the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is that the proposed purchaser can avoid having to sit tight for 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment has to be done before, or simultaneously with completion of the sale.
An alternative approach is 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.
I inherited a ground flat in Belsize Park. In the absence of agreement between myself and the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the amount due for the purchase of the freehold?
Absolutely. We can put you in touch with a Belsize Park conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Belsize Park residence is First Floor Flat 20 Fitzjohns Avenue in July 2014. the Tribunal decided that the premiums to be paid for new leases in respect of the Raised Ground Floor Flat and the First Floor Flat were to be calculated as: Raised Ground Floor: £765,175.14 First Floor: £601,617.77 This case was in relation to 2 flats. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 16.83 and 16.43.