Having sold my house in Leytonstone last May but my buyer keeps telephoning me complaining that his lawyer needs to hear from mylawyer. What should have happened following completion?
After completion of your sale your conveyancer should send the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. Depending on the transaction, your lawyer must also send confirmation that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been redeemed to the buyers solicitors. There are no post completion steps specific conveyancing in Leytonstone.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Leytonstone. My lender is Platform
Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 3/2/2026, the requirements read as follows :
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what should have been a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Leytonstone is the location of the property. Can you shed any light on this issue?
Flying freeholds in Leytonstone 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 Leytonstone you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Leytonstone may decide 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 premises.
I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing solicitor in Leytonstone for my purchase. Can I review a solicitor's complaints history with the legal regulator?
Members of the public can read documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from investigations from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find information Pre 2008, or to check a firm's history, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could recorded call for training purposes.
Due to sign contracts shortly on a leasehold property in Leytonstone. Conveyancing lawyers assured me that they will have a report out to me within the next couple of days. What should I be looking out for?
Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Leytonstone should include some of the following:
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Additions to the flat Information as to the provision in the lease to pay service charges - in respect of the block, and the more general rights a tenant has Are you allowed to have a pet in the flat? You should receive a copy of the lease Your solicitors should enable you to have an understanding of the building insurance requirements
Following months of dialogue we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Leytonstone. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?
if there is a absentee freeholder or where there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant legislation it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to make a decision on the amount due.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Leytonstone property is 36 New Wanstead in August 2010. The Tribunal arrived at a valuation of the premium for the freehold of £22,359. This case affected 2 flats. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 73.92 years.
The conveyancing solicitors handling our conveyancing in Leytonstone has forwarded papers to review that indicate that the land is unregistered with epitome documents. How can it be that the property not registred at HM Land Regsitry?
Whilst most properties in Leytonstone are now registered with HMLR there are still a few that remain unregistered. Any property in Leytonstone that has been transferred since the late 1980’s will have been registered at the Land Registry under the compulsory ‘first registration’ scheme. However, if a Leytonstone property has not changed hands in that time then it’s likely the old fashioned title deeds will be the only evidence of ownership.Plenty of Leytonstone conveyancing solicitors will be able to handle this type of conveyancing but where uncertainty prevails the standard proposition nowadays is for the vendor’s solicitor to undertake the registration formalities first and thereafter sell - this undoubtedly cause a protracted transaction.