After what seems like an age a mortgage offer from NatWest for the refinancing of my single bedroom apartment is coming within the next few days. Can you propose a low cost conveyancing practitioner in Custom House?
You are on the wrong site if you are in need of the lowest fares for conveyancing in Custom House. Our intention is to offer excellent value conveyancing but we do not advertise as being the cheapest. Do not be seduced by brokers teasing you with £100 conveyancing in Custom House. At best, in going for low cost conveyancing, you will earn what you pay for and at worst you will end up with a hefty uplift in additional fees and still not get the service required.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Custom House. My lender is The Mortgage Works
The Mortgage Works have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 4/8/2026, the requirements read as follows :
I require expedited conveyancing in Custom House as I have a deadline to sign on the dotted line within one month. Fortunately I do not require a mortgage. Can I escape the need for conveyancing searches to save fees and time?
As you are not obtaining a home loan you have the choice not to do searches although no law firm would advise that you don't. Drawing on our experience of conveyancing in Custom House the following are instances of what can appear and adversely affect future mortgageability: Refused Planning Applications, Overdue Charges, Overdue Grants, Road Schemes,...
I used Stirling Law several years past for my conveyancing in Custom House. I now require my file but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Custom House of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I am attracted to a two maisonettes in Custom House both have approximately forty five years remaining on the lease term. Will this present a problem?
There are no two ways about it. A leasehold flat in Custom House is a deteriorating asset as a result of the reducing lease term. The nearer the lease gets to zero years unexpired, the more it reduces the salability of the property. The majority of buyers and banks, leases with less than 75 years become less and less marketable. On a more positive note, leaseholders can extend their leases by serving a Section 42 Notice. One stipulation is that they must have owned the premises for two years (unlike a Section 13 notice for purchasing the freehold, when leaseholders can participate from day one of ownership). When successful, they will have the right to an extension of 90 years to the current term and ground rent is effectively reduced to zero. Before moving forward with a purchase of premises with a short lease term remaining you should talk to a solicitor specialising in lease extensions and leasehold enfranchisement. We are are happy to put you in touch with Custom House conveyancing experts who will explain the options available to you during an initial telephone conversation free of charge. A more straightforward and quicker method of extending would be to contact your landlord directly and sound him out on the prospect of extending the lease. You may find he or she is happy to negotiate informally and willing to consider your offer straight off, without having to involve anyone else. This will save you time and money and it could help you reach a lower price on the lease. You need to ensure that any new terms represent good long-term value compared with the standard benefits of the Section 42 Notice and that onerous clauses are not inserted into any redrafting of the lease.
Having spent months of negotiations we are unable to agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Custom House. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?
if there is a missing landlord or where there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant statutes it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to arrive at the price.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Custom House residence is 46 Credon Road in January 2014. On 11 September 2013 Deputy District Judge Price sitting at the Bow County Court made a vesting order that the freeholder surrender his lease and be granted a new lease of the Premises on such terms as may be determined by the First Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber).The appropriate sum as concluded by the Tribunal was £7225 This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 69.77 years.
I am considering instructing a web based lawyer ahead of a Custom House conveyancing firm. Should I ‘stay local’?
Advantages do exist in having the opportunity to attend a local Custom House conveyancing solicitor for instance
- signing papers same day
- sometimes being able to see someone face-to-face can make a significant difference, particularly for more complex conveyancing
- the ability to raise concerns if things are not going as expected
When analysing estimates, look carefully for hidden extras. Most decent Custom House high street solicitors give an all-inclusive price. Many online agents seem to offer discounted prices, yet have hidden 'extras' in the small print.