I am soon to complete buying a house in Mile End but as a consequence of damage from the recent storms I have was able negotiate recompense from the owner in the sum of £2k in the form of a deduction in the price. I had intended this to be dealt with as part of amending the contract but Kent Reliance are not allowing this. Should they have been informed?
Any property lawyer that is on a Kent Reliance approved list is required to advise Kent Reliance of any changes to the sale price. If you prohibit your property lawyer to notify the price change to Kent Reliance then they would have to discontinue acting for you. In addition, Kent Reliance and you would have to appoint a new conveyancer for your conveyancing in Mile End.
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Mile End. My lender is Tesco Bank
Tesco Bank have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 11/8/2026, the requirements read as follows :
How does conveyancing in Mile End differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build property in Mile End contact us having been asked by the developer to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is constructed. This is because house builders in Mile End tend to buy the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Mile End or who has acted in the same development.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in two weeks back in what was supposed to be a quick, no chain conveyancing. Mile End is the location of the property. Is there any advice you can give?
Flying freeholds in Mile End are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Mile End 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 Mile End 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 residence.
We're new on the property ladder - had an offer accepted, yet the agent told us that the owners will only issue a contract if we use the agent's chosen solicitors as they are insisting on an ‘expedited deal’. We would rather use a family conveyancer used to conveyancing in Mile End
It is highly unlikely the owners are driving this. Should the seller desire ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a genuine buyer is likely to cause more damage than good. Contact the owners directly and explain that (a)you are serious purchasers (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you are unencumbered (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you will continue to use your own,trusted Mile End conveyancing solicitors - not the ones that will earn the estate agent a commission or achieve conveyancing figures demanded by senior management.
I am employed by a reputable estate agent office in Mile End where we see a few leasehold sales put at risk as a result of short leases. I have received contradictory information from local Mile End conveyancing solicitors. Please can you confirm whether the owner of a flat can instigate the lease extension process for the buyer?
As long as the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is that the buyer can avoid having to sit tight for 2 years for a lease extension. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment has to be done before, or simultaneously with completion of the sale.
An alternative approach is to extend the lease informally by agreement with the landlord either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the purchaser.
I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord to extend my lease without success. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal decide on such issues? Can you recommend a Mile End conveyancing firm to help?
in cases where there is a absentee landlord or where there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the LVT to make a decision on the amount due.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Mile End premises is 26 Rhondda Grove in June 2009. The net price payable by the leaseholders as determined by the Tribunal was £3,015.13. This comprised £11,300 premium for the reversion less £8,284.87 costs as ordered by the County Court.