My fiance and I are hoping to buy a home in Golders Green and have instructed a Golders Green conveyancing firm. Within the last couple of days our property lawyer has sent a preliminary report and documents to look through with a view to exchanging next week. Nationwide Building Society have this morning contacted us to advise us that there is now an issue as our Golders Green lawyer is not on their approved list of lawyers. What do we do from here?
Where you are buying a property requiring a mortgage it is standard for the purchasers' lawyers to also represent the purchaser's lender. In order to act for a bank or building society a law firm has to be on that lender's conveyancing panel. An application has to be made by the law firm to the lender to become a member of the lender's panel and there are increasingly strict criteria which the firm has to satisfy and indeed some lenders now require their panel members to be part of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Accreditation Scheme. Your solicitor should contact your bank and see if they can apply for membership of their conveyancing panel, but if that is not viable they will instruct their own lawyers to represent them. You are not legally obliged to appoint a law firm on the lender’s conveyancing panel and you may continue to use your own Golders Green solicitors, in which case your legal fees may increase, and it will likely delay the transaction as you are adding another lawyer into the mix.
I have just over seventy years unexpired on my lease and require a lease extension for my flat in Golders Green. Conveyancing solicitors on the Tesco Bank 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. Tesco Bank have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 19/3/2026 the requirements read as follows :
About to purchase a new build apartment in Golders Green. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.
Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Golders Green
-
The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision.
Is there anything unique about your site and alternative online quote calculators for conveyancing in Golders Green?
At this site get a conveyancing quote from a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that appreciates the issues of your conveyancing in Golders Green. As opposed to estate agents and brokerage sites we do not charge firms a commission if you appoint them for your conveyancing in Golders Green
I own a leasehold house in Golders Green. Conveyancing and Yorkshire Building Society mortgage are in place. I have received a letter from someone claiming to own the freehold. Attached was a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1997. The conveyancing practitioner in Golders Green who acted for me is not around. What should I do?
The first thing you should do is make enquiries of the Land Registry to make sure that the individual claiming to own the freehold is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. You do not need to incur the fees of a Golders Green conveyancing firm to do this as it can be done on-line for less than a fiver. You should note that regardless, even if this is the rightful freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.
I have had difficulty in trying to purchase the freehold in Golders Green. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
You certainly can. We can put you in touch with a Golders Green conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Golders Green premises is Flat A 372 Cricklewood Lane in January 2013. The Tribunal decided that the premium for the extended lease should be £5,750.00 and that the terms of the new lease should be those set out in annex to the decsion This case affected 1 flat.
My dad completed his conveyancing in Golders Green 9 years ago. He has got wed, widowed and has recently married again. He now wants to the sell the Golders Green property. I believe he will just be need to provide a copy of the marriage certificates to the solicitor but he is anxious it could delay the conveyancing. Should he instruct a conveyancing practitioner to update the Land Registry documents for the house?
It is not absolutely necessary to update the title for the property on the basis that you have the proof needed to demonstrate how the name change resulted.
Any buyer’s property lawyer will examine the land registry details and require evidence to establish the change of name for example marriage certificates.