My stepmother advised me that in purchasing a property in Ealing there could be various restrictions limiting what one can do in terms of external alterations to a property. Is this right?
We are aware of a number of properties in Ealing which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to perform external alterations. Part of the conveyancing in Ealing should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
is it true that all Ealing solicitor practices on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel are regulated by the SRA?
As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Bank of Ireland approved list of solicitors they would need to be overseen by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. The majority of banks do list licenced conveyancers on their panel and in such a situation the firms would be governed by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
My offer was accepted on an apartment in Ealing on 8/7/2025, valuation was booked 3 days later, received a clean bill of health. Solicitor retained, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to UBS and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the UBS conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for UBS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the UBS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
Should commercial conveyancing searches disclose planned roadworks that could affect a commercial property in Ealing?
Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Ealing will execute a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers invest in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Ealing. The report sets out definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Ealing.
For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Ealing it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately could result in delays to Ealing commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not carried out for residential conveyancing in Ealing.
Have completed on a a detached house in Ealing , What is the estimated time for the Land Registry to register my title? My Ealing conveyancing solicitor works at snail pace, so I want to be sure that my ownership is registered.
As far as conveyancing in Ealing is concerned, registration is no quicker or slower than anywhere else in England and Wales. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timeframes can vary according to who lodges the application, whether it is in order and whether the Land registry must send notices to any 3rd parties. Currently in the region of 80% of submission are fully addressed in less than three weeks but some can be subject to longer hold-ups. Historically registration occurs once the new owner is living at the premises so registration formalities is not always top priority yet where it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your solicitor can speak with the land registry and explain the circumstances.
I'm purchasing a new build house in Ealing with the aid of help to buy. The builders would not move on the amount so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The sale representative told me not disclose to my lawyer about this deal as it would jeopardize my loan with the lender. Is this normal?.
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.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Ealing is the location of the property. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Ealing are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Ealing you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Ealing may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.
I am on look out for some leasehold conveyancing in Ealing. Before diving in I require certainty as to the unexpired term of the lease.
Assuming the lease is recorded at the land registry - and almost all are in Ealing - then the leasehold title will always include the basic details of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.
After months of dialogue we are unable to agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Ealing. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?
in cases where there is a absentee landlord or if there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant legislation you can apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to assess the price.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Ealing property is Flat 4 38 The Mall in April 2014. the Tribunal held that the premium payable for the lease extension to be £25,451 This case affected 1 flat. The remaining number of years on the lease was 68.7 years.