I have given 2 months notice to my existing landlord and have to leave my rented apartment in Maida Vale by 23/9/2026. Conveyancing for my house purchase is progressing. Can I complete in six weeks as don't want to have to move into short term accommodation?
Generally one should not give notice on a rental unless exchange of contracts has taken place. If you have not already done so, update to your lawyer and urge them to they cajole the sellers side, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will aim to achieve
What is the first thing I need to know regarding purchase conveyancing in Maida Vale?
Not many law firms or advisers will tell you this but conveyancing in Maida Vale or throughout London is an adversarial experience. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there exists plenty of room for friction between you and others involved in the ownership transfer. For example, the seller, estate agent and on occasion your mortgage company. Selecting a solicitor for your conveyancing in Maida Vale an important selection as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONE party in the legal process whose interest is to look after your best interests and to keep you safe.
We are witnessing a distinct emergence of a "blame" culture- someone has to be blamed for the process taking so long. You your first instinct should be to trust your solicitor ahead of all other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.
I purchased a renovated Victorian house in Maida Vale. Conveyancing practitioner represented me and Nottingham Building Society. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw two entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold with the matching property. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?
You need to assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Maida Vale and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also check the situation with your conveyancing practitioner who conducted the purchase.
Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Maida Vale in advance of retaining conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. My surveyor advised that some banks will not grant a mortgage on a flying freehold house.
It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different instructions for example to Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to telephone us we can investigate further via the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Maida Vale. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Maida Vale to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
My husband and I are four weeks into a freehold purchase having been recommend to a firm by the selling agent to do our conveyancing in Maida Vale. We are not happy. Can you help me find new conveyancers?
A conveyancer would have to be really bad in order to consider changing them. Has the mortgage offer been issued? In the event that it has you need to inform them of the new contact details and have the mortgage documents are re-issued. Your new conveyancer should be on the banks panel to avoid added costs and complications. So that should be your starting point. Our find a solicitor tool can assist you in finding a lender approved lawyer for your home move in Maida Vale
Last February I purchased a leasehold flat in Maida Vale. Do I have any liability for service charges relating to a period prior to completion of my purchase?
Where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous lessee and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. Strange as it may seem, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. It is an essential part of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to be sure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.
If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).
We have reached the end of our tether in seeking a lease extension in Maida Vale. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
Most certainly. We are happy to put you in touch with a Maida Vale conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement case for a Maida Vale residence is 4 & 4A Charteris Road in June 2009. the Tribunal held that the price to be paid for the enfranchisement of 4/4a Charteris Road to be £15,510 for at 4and £15,694 for at 4a This case was in relation to 2 flats. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 70.02 years.