My partner and I are acquiring a brand new flat in Chesham Bois and my solicitor is advising me that she has to the bank to reveal incentives from the developer. I am on a tight deadline to exchange contracts and my preference is not to delay the conveyancing. is my lawyer playing by the book?
You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your conveyancer. A precondition to being on a bank panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook provisions. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.
I am the registered owner of a freehold house in Chesham Bois but nevertheless invoiced for rent, why is this and what is this?
It is rare for properties in Chesham Bois and has limited impact for conveyancing in Chesham Bois but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.
Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges date back hundreds of years, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the establishment of fresh rentcharges post 1977.
Old rentcharges can now be extinguished by making a lump sum payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence after 2037 will be extinguished.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Chesham Bois. My lender is Virgin
Virgin have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 22/1/2026, the requirements read as follows :
Just bought a semi-detached house in Chesham Bois , how long should it take for the Land Registry to register the transfer to my name? My Chesham Bois conveyancing solicitor works at snail pace, so I want to check the post completion formalities are addressed.
As far as conveyancing in Chesham Bois is concerned, registration is no faster or slower than anywhere else in the country. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timeframes can vary depending on who lodges the application, whether it is in order and whether the Land registry have to notify any other parties. Currently roughly 80% of such applications are completed in less than three weeks but occasionally there can be longer delays. Registration takes place after the new owner has moved in to the premises so an expedited registration is not typically an essential issue yet where there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your conveyancer must communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.
I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £195,000 and identified one round the corner in Chesham Bois I like with a park and transport links nearby, however it's only got 52 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Chesham Bois for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a lease with such few years left?
Should you need a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term will be an issue. Discount the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing owner has owned the premises for a minimum of 2 years you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer about this.
Are there any apps to assist me to search for a Chesham Bois law firm on the Barclays Direct conveyancing panel? I have a car and am happy to travel upto 10kilometers to meet the solicitor.
You can use the facility on this website. Please select a lender and your location and you will see a number of Chesham Bois conveyancing lawyers located nearest you. We have listed some Chesham Bois conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can contact them to see whether they are on the Barclays Direct panel