I have 7378 less than 75 years unexpired on my lease and require a lease extension for my apartment in Eastcote. Conveyancing solicitors on the Chelsea Building Society 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. Chelsea Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 8/5/2025 the requirements read as follows :
What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Eastcote
There are two types of lawyers who can execute conveyancing in Eastcote namely licenced conveyancers or solicitors. Both professionals provide the legal services that you need to complete the sale or purchase of property. They are both obliged to perform Eastcote conveyancing to the same quality and guidelines so you can be safe in the knowledge that your conveyancing will be properly conducted and that all requirements and steps should be appropriately taken.
I am assisting my sister sell her flat in Eastcote. Will the conveyancing solicitor arrange an EPC or do I organise this?
After the abolition of Home Information Packs, EPC’s was retained a mandatory component of selling a property. An EPC should be commissioned in advance of the property being placed on the market. This is not a task that lawyers ordinarily arrange. If you are instructing a Eastcote conveyancing lawyer they may be able to arrange energy performance certificates given their contacts with long established Eastcote providers
We previously instructed conveyancers located in Eastcote on the Bank of Ireland solicitor approved list. They have just billed me a separate fee for dealing with the Bank of Ireland mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee specified by Bank of Ireland?
As unfair as it may seem, as long as it’s in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your conveyancer is entitled to charge a fee for this. The fee is not dictated by Bank of Ireland but by your Eastcote lawyer. Some firms on the Bank of Ireland panel will levy an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.
I am purchasing a property and the conveyancer has raised the issue of Chancel Repair for which the house could be obligated to contribute to given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. He has suggested insurance. Is this really warranted for conveyancing in Eastcote
Unless a prior purchase of the property completed after 12 October 2013 you may assume that solicitors handling conveyancing in Eastcote to continue to advocate a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
My brother has encouraged me to appoint his lawyers for conveyancing in Eastcote. Do I follow his advice?
There are no two ways about it it’s preferable to select a conveyancing solicitor is to seek guidance from friends or family who have used the firm that you are are thinking of instructing.
I am hoping to exchange soon on a garden flat in Eastcote. Conveyancing lawyers inform me that they report fully next week. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?
Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Eastcote should include some of the following:
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Does the lease prevent you from letting out the flat, or having a home office for business Information as to the provision as set out in the lease to to contribute towards maintenance costs - in relation to the building, and the more general rights a lessee enjoys What the implications are if you have breached the provisions of the lease? specifics of the parties to the lease, e.g. these could be the tennant, head lessor, freeholder Are pets allowed in the flat?
We have reached the end of our tether in trying to reach an agreement for a lease extension in Eastcote. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
Most definitely. We can put you in touch with a Eastcote conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Eastcote residence is Flat 72 Queens Walk in January 2013. The Tribunals calculated the premium payable to be £22,090. This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 53.26 years.
There are a number of conveyancing practitioners listed on your site but can you recommend a good conveyancer to do the acquisition of a flat in Eastcote. With any luck we will purchase the flat for £235000 with a mortgage from Santander. We are in Eastcote but dont care where they are.
The purpose of this site is restricted to being a directory service for conveyancers who want to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Santander in certain locations for instance Eastcote . We dont recommend any specific lawyer.