Can you help? My Feltham lawyer is informing me me that he has toorder Feltham conveyancing searches stemming from the fact thatthe firm are on the Lloydsapproved lawyer panel. Is this really necessary?
Unfortunately both you and your lawyer have little choice here. As you are taking a home loan with a lender your conveyancing practitioner has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the UK Finance Conveyancing Handbook. Your property lawyer would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your lender’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to comply with the CML Handbook provisions . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out Feltham conveyancing searches.
Should conveyancers ask for money on account for my conveyancing in Feltham?
Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Feltham your lawyer will request that you to provide them with funds to cover the search fees. This will be the total of the cost of the conveyancing searches. When the deposit is payable against the total price then this should be needed shortly before exchange of contracts. Any further balance that is needed should be sent to your lawyer shortly before completion.
My uncle passed away six months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the property in Feltham. The house had a relatively small loan left on it of around £4500. I want to have the title changed into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Nottingham, pay off the mortgage. Is this allowed?
Where you plan to refinance then Nottingham will insist on your using a conveyancer on the Nottingham conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Nottingham conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Nottingham mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
I opted to have a survey completed on a property in Feltham prior to instructing conveyancers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. My surveyor advised that some mortgage companies tend refuse to issue a mortgage on this type of house.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different requirements from Birmingham Midshires. If you contact us we can check with the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Feltham. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Feltham to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
What advice can you give us when it comes to appointing a Feltham conveyancing firm to carry out our lease extension conveyancing?
If you are instructing a conveyancer for your lease extension (regardless if they are a Feltham conveyancing firm) it is imperative that they be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of conveyancing. We suggest that you talk with two or three firms including non Feltham conveyancing practices prior to instructing a firm. If the firm is ALEP accredited then so much the better. The following questions could be helpful:
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How experienced is the practice with lease extension legislation? How many lease extensions have they completed in Feltham in the last 12 months?
I have given up negotiating a lease extension in Feltham. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
Most certainly. We are happy to put you in touch with a Feltham conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Feltham flat is 147 Redford Close in June 2012. The Tribunal determined the lease extension premium to be at £4,200 This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 82.93 years.
My fiance and I have just discovered that one of the partners of the conveyancing practice acting on the purchase conveyancing in Feltham is an uncle of the seller. Is this permitted?
Provided no conflict arises this is allowable. Where you are needing mortgage finance then the mortgage company may have a say as many banks have specific requirements concerning this. For example for Royal Bank of Scotland as of 11/10/2026, the requirements read as follows :