We are selling our flat in Mill Hill. Does my solicitor have to be on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel in order to deal with paying off my mortgage?
Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their specifications fairly frequently in recent years.
I can see plenty of information on this site regarding conveyancing in Mill Hill but can you isolate your top tip for selecting the right conveyancer in Mill Hill
Do not opt for the lowest Mill Hill conveyancing costs illustration. You really do get what you’re paying for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.
Is it the case that all Mill Hill CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme) solicitors are on the Nottingham conveyancing list of approved firms?
It is true that some banks and building societies now use CQS as the starting point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. CQS accreditation however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless,the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitors wishing to join their panels.
My partner and I have organised the release of further funds on our home loan from TSB as we want to conduct improvements to our home in Mill Hill. Do we need to select a bricks and mortar Mill Hill solicitor on the TSB conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?
TSB don't usually instruct a member of their conveyancing panel to deal with the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the TSB panel.
I used Arc property Solicitors a few years past for my conveyancing in Mill Hill. Now, I need my files but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Mill Hill of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
How does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my commercial premises in Mill Hill and how can you help?
The 1954 Act provides security of tenure to commercial tenants, giving them the legal entitlement to make a request to court for a new lease and remain in occupation at the end of the lease term. There are limited grounds where a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are complex. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Mill Hill is one of the numerous areas of the UK in which the firms we work with have offices
We're novice buyers - agreed a price, yet the selling agent advised that the vendor will only issue a contract if we appoint the agent's chosen lawyers as they want a ‘quick sale’. We would rather use a local solicitor accustomed to conveyancing in Mill Hill
We suspect that the seller is not behind this ultimatum. Should the seller desire ‘a quick sale', alienating a serious purchaser is not the way to achieve this. Try to communicate with the vendors directly and make the point that (a)you are genuine purchasers (b)you are ready to go, with finances in place © you are chain free (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you will continue to appoint your own,trusted Mill Hill conveyancing solicitors - not the ones that will earn the estate agent a kickback or hit his conveyancing thresholds set by HQ.
I have just started marketing my 2 bed flat in Mill Hill. Conveyancing lawyers have not yet been instructed, but I have just had a half-yearly service charge invoice – what should I do?
The sensible thing to do is discharge the invoice as normal given that all rents and service payments will be allotted on completion, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.
I have attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord to extend my lease without success. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal decide on such issues? Can you recommend a Mill Hill conveyancing firm to assist?
if there is a absentee freeholder or where there is dispute 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 First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to make a decision on the sum to be paid.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Mill Hill premises is Ground Floor Maisonette 17 Milton Road in January 2014. The Tribunal determined the premium payable by the Applicant to the should be £13,299 This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 71.73 years.