I require conveyancing for a flat in a relatively new development (6 years old) in Brent Park. Almost all the appartments are already disposed of. Is it really necessary to order neighbourhood searches for my conveyancing in Brent Park?
Conveyancing Searches are a vital link in the Brent Park conveyancing process. There are a large number of search providers delivering Brent Park conveyancing searches, as well straight from the local authority. These are usually referred to as personal search organisation due to them carrying out, personal searches. Nevertheless, all Local Authority Search conveyancing products have one thing in common - they must secure their information from the local authority.
My grandfather passed away six months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the property in Brent Park. The house had a small mortgage remaining of approximately £5k. I want to have the title changed into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Yorkshire BS, pay off the mortgage. Is this allowed?
Given you plan to re-mortgage then Yorkshire BS will require that you use a conveyancer on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Yorkshire BS mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
I am purchasing a property in Brent Park. One unusual aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Solicitors conducting should look into this right? Will my lender Virgin Money be concerned?
As you are obtaining a mortgage with Virgin Money your lawyer must check the conveyancing instructions outlined in Part two of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Virgin Money. The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook stipulates minimum conditions for solar panel roof-space leases, and property lawyers are required to report to Virgin Money where a lease fails to satisfy these conditions. The requirements relate to the installation of panels on properties countrywide and is not restricted to Brent Park.
I have decided to exercise my right to buy my property in Brent Park off the council. I have a mortgage agreed with Skipton. Conveyancing is new to me. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should have one. Any advice?
It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Skipton, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Skipton conveyancing panel.
My offer was accepted on a house in Brent Park on 12/11/2025, valuation was booked 2 days after, all came back fine. Property lawyer appointed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Bank of Ireland and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Bank of Ireland to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
Just acquired a detached house in Brent Park , What is the estimated time for the Land Registry to record the transfer to my name? My Brent Park conveyancing solicitor works at snail pace, so I want to be certain that my name is registered.
There is nothing unique about conveyancing in Brent Park registration formalities. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timescales can adjust subject to who lodges the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry need to notify any interested persons or bodies. Currently approximately three quarters of submission are fully addressed within two weeks but some can be subject to protracted delays. Historically registration occurs once the purchaser is living at the property therefore registration formalities is not usually top priority yet where it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your lawyers can communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.
I'm purchasing a new build house in Brent Park with a mortgage from Britannia. The sellers would not move on the price so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The property agent suggested that I not to tell my lawyer about the deal as it may impact my loan with Britannia. Should I keep quiet?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
I work for a busy estate agency in Brent Park where we have experienced a number of leasehold sales put at risk as a result of short leases. I have received inconsistent advice from local Brent Park conveyancing solicitors. Please can you shed some light as to whether the vendor of a flat can commence the lease extension process for the purchaser on completion of the sale?
Provided that the seller has been the owner 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 can avoid having to sit tight for 2 years for a lease extension. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed prior to, or simultaneously with completion of the disposal of the property.
Alternatively, it may be possible to extend the lease informally by agreement with the landlord 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 have had difficulty in negotiating a lease extension in Brent Park. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on premiums?
Where there is a absentee freeholder or if there is disagreement 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 Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to judgment on the price payable.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement case for a Brent Park property is 7 Craven Park in June 2009. The tribunal considered it unnecessary to value the garage as an independent investment or to value each flat separately, providing that the marriage value calculation uses only the participating flats. Accordingly, the price determined by the Tribunal was £41,140 This case related to 5 flats. The remaining number of years on the lease was 73.14 years.