Please help. My Hale Barns lawyer is advising me that she is duty bound toorder Hale Barns conveyancing searches stemming from the fact thatthe firm are on the Nat Westconveyancing panel. Is my lawyer correct?
You have limited options available to you. As you are obtaining a mortgage with a bank your property lawyer has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your solicitor would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your lender’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to follow the CML Handbook requirements . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out Hale Barns conveyancing searches.
I am about to put a bid on a leasehold flat in Hale Barns. The estate agents say that it is the norm for flats in Hale Barns to have less than 75 years remaining. I am obtaining a loan with Platform. Will the property be mortgageable given that the lease has 70 years remaining.
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. Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 5/6/2025 the requirements read as follows :
A colleague suggested that where I am purchasing in Hale Barns I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
A search of this type is usually quoted for as part of the standard Hale Barns conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing important information about Hale Barns around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Hale Barns Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data regarding Hale Barns.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my property can not be found. The solicitors who did the conveyancing in Hale Barns 4 years ago no longer exist. What are my options?
Assuming you have a registered title the details of your ownership will be retained by HMLR with a Title Number. It is easy to conduct a search at the Land Registry, locate your house and obtain current copies of the property title for less than a fiver. Where the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will also normally hold a file copy of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be obtained for £20 inclusive of VAT.
The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Hale Barns. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.
Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Hale Barns
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Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry.
Am I right to be concerned by estate agents that I am dealing with are suggesting an internet conveyancing firm rather than a High Street Hale Barns conveyancing practice?
As is the case with lots of service providers, often recommendations from family and friends can be most helpful. Yet there are lots of players in a conveyancing deal; estate agents, mortgage brokers and lenders might all put forward solicitors to select. On occasion these conveyancers might be known to one of the organisations as one of the best in their field, but sometimes there exists a commercial relationship behind the recommendation. You have the right to select your own conveyancer. You need to be aware that many banks specify a panel list of solicitors you have to use for the lender aspect of your transaction.