Are the Brown Edge conveyancing solicitors identified as being on the TSB conveyancing panel, together with their details provided by TSB?
Brown Edge conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the TSB conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from TSB directly.
I have 70 years left on my lease and require a lease extension for my apartment in Brown Edge. Conveyancing solicitors on the Virgin panel can deal with such extensions correct?
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are securing a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Virgin have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 19/6/2025 the requirements read as follows :
I am assisting my niece sell her house in Brown Edge. Will the conveyancer order the EPC or do I organise this?
After the demise of Home Packs, EPC’s was retained a mandatory part of selling a property. An energy assessment must be to hand in advance of the property being advertised. This is not something that solicitors ordinarily organise. Where you are using a Brown Edge conveyancing practitioner they may help arrange energy performance certificates due to their relationships with reputable local assessors
My wife and I purchasing a victorian detached house in Brown Edge. The intention is to convert the garage to a playroom at the property.Will legal work on the property include enquiries to ascertain if these works are allowed?
Your solicitor should review the deeds as conveyancing in Brown Edge can occasionally identify restrictions in the title deeds which prohibit categories of works or require the consent of a 3rd party. Some works need local authority planning permissions and approval in compliance with building regulations. Many areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or affect extensions. It would be sensible to check these issues with a surveyor prior to committing yourself to a purchase.
When it comes to mortgage companies such as Nationwide, do Brown Edge lawyers incur a fee to be on the conveyancing panel?
We are unaware of any lender fees to be on their list of approved firms, although some do charge an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel submission.
What does commercial conveyancing in Brown Edge cover?
Brown Edge conveyancing for business premises covers a broad array of services, offered by qualified solicitors, relating to business premises. By way of example, this area of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more commonly, the assignment of existing business tenancies or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial mortgages and the termination of tenancies.
There are only Seventy years unexpired on my lease in Brown Edge. I now want to extend my lease but my freeholder is absent. What are my options?
On the basis that you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be lengthened by the magistrate. You will be obliged to prove that you or your lawyers have made all reasonable attempts to track down the lessor. In some cases an enquiry agent may be helpful to carry out a search and to produce an expert document to be used as evidence that the landlord can not be located. It is wise to seek advice from a conveyancer both on devolving into the landlord’s absence and the vesting order request to the County Court overseeing Brown Edge.
Brown Edge Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Questions you should ask before Purchasing
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What is the service charge and ground rent on the property? In the main the outlay for major works tend not to be wrapped into the maintenance charges, although some managing agents in Brown Edge require tenants to pay into a reserve fund created for the specific intention of building a fund for larger repairs or maintenance.
My lawyers in Brown Edge have advised me that no longer have my conveyancing file. To assist with my purchase I took out a mortgage with the mortgage company. Is it case that being on the lender conveyancing panel they need to have retained the file for a prescribed period?
Different lenders have different requirements but many of the Terms and Conditions of Conveyancing Panel Appointment require the file to be held for a period of 6 years. That being said we have not seen a copy of the lender Conveyancing Panel Terms. It might be worth you contacting the mortgage company directly.