My partner and I are buying our first house. Our lawyer has contact usto ask if we would like to take out additional conveyancing searches. We are really unsure what's necessary for conveyancing in New Eltham
The scope of New Eltham conveyancing searches should be dictated primarily on the premises, the location, the likelihood of any of these risks, your knowledge of the area and risks, your general appetite to risk. What is important is that you properly appreciate what information each search could supply. You may then make a decision if you consider that you need that search. Should you be unsure, ask the lawyer to provide guidance.
I have 70 years remaining on my lease and require a lease extension for my flat in New Eltham. Conveyancing solicitors on the The Mortgage Works panel can deal with such extensions right?
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are getting a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. The Mortgage Works have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 19/8/2026 the requirements read as follows :
The deeds to our house are lost. The conveyancers who dealt with the conveyancing in New Eltham 10 years ago are no longer around. Will I be able to sell the house?
In today’s world there are duplicates made of almost everything, and your conveyancer will be aware exactly where to find all the appropriate documentation so you may purchase or dispose of your property without a hitch. If copies can’t be found, your solicitor can arrange cover in the form of insurance or indemnities protecting you against possible claims on your property.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I put an offer in last month in what was supposed to be a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. New Eltham is the location of the property. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in New Eltham are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside New Eltham you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in New Eltham may ascertain 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 property.
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my father I am selling a property in Cardiff but I am based in New Eltham. My conveyancer (approximately 260 miles awayhas requested that I sign a statutory declaration prior to completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in New Eltham who can attest this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are New Eltham based
Can you provide any top tips for leasehold conveyancing in New Eltham from the perspective of expediting the sale process?
- A significant proportion of the frustration in leasehold conveyancing in New Eltham can be bypassed where you appoint lawyers the minute your agents start marketing the property and ask them to collate the leasehold documentation needed by the purchasers’ solicitors. If there is a history of conflict with your freeholder or managing agents it is very important that these are resolved before the property is put on the market. The purchasers and their solicitors will be reluctant to purchase a flat where a dispute is unresolved. You may have to bite the bullet and pay any arrears of service charge or resolve the dispute prior to completion of the sale. It is therefore preferable to have any dispute settled ahead of the contract papers being issued to the buyers’ solicitors. You are still duty bound to disclose details of the dispute to the buyers, but it is clearly preferable to present the dispute as historic rather than ongoing. Some New Eltham leases require Licence to Assign from the landlord. If this is the case, it would be prudent to notify your estate agents to make sure that the purchasers put in hand financial (bank) and professional references. Any bank reference should make it clear that the buyer is financially capable of paying the yearly service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the actual amount of the service charge so that they can pass this information on to the purchasers or their solicitors. You may think that you are aware of the number of years remaining on your lease but you should double-check via your conveyancers. A buyer’s conveyancer will be unlikely to recommend their client to proceed with the purchase of a leasehold property the remaining number of years is below 75 years. It is therefore essential at an as soon as possible that you identify whether the lease term for your property needs extending. If it does, contact your solicitors before you put your home on the market for sale. If you have carried out any alterations to the property would they have required Landlord’s permission? In particular have you laid down wooden flooring? Most leases in New Eltham state that internal structural alterations or addition of wooden flooring calls for a licence from the Landlord approving such changes. Should you dont have the approvals in place do not communicate with the landlord without contacting your lawyer before hand.
I have attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord for a lease extension without getting anywhere. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal decide on such issues? Can you recommend a New Eltham conveyancing firm to represent me?
Most definitely. We can put you in touch with a New Eltham conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a New Eltham premises is 103a Footscray Road in January 2014. The tribunal determines that the premium payable for the extended lease should be £34,500 according to the expert witness valuation calculation This case related to 1 flat.