Do the conveyancing practitioners identified via your search app perform right to buy conveyancing in Romford?
We have identified numerous conveyancing lawyers who can service right to buy transactions Please e-mail us to secure a costs illustration.
I have just over seventy years left on my lease and require a lease extension for my flat in Romford. Conveyancing solicitors on the Accord Mortgages panel can deal with such extensions right?
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are obtaining a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Accord Mortgages have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 4/10/2025 the requirements read as follows :
Various internet forums that I have visited warn that are the main cause of delay in Romford conveyancing transactions. Is that correct?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released conclusions of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the most frequent causes of hindrances during the legal transfer of property. Local searches are unlikely to be the root cause of delay in conveyancing in Romford.
I'm buying a new build house in Romford benefiting from help to buy. The builders would not reduce the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The sale representative told me not reveal to my conveyancer about the deal as it will jeopardize my loan with the lender. Is this normal?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
I opted to have a survey done on a house in Romford ahead of instructing lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. My surveyor has said that some lenders tend refuse to give a loan on this type of property.
It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different instructions for example to Nationwide. If you e-mail us we can check with the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Romford. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
A licensed conveyancer handled my conveyancing in Romford half a dozen years ago and was holding my deeds but has now closed – What steps do I now take to retreive these?
Title deeds, as such, are no longer appropriate for most homes in Romford are archived electronically at Land Registry. If you need to show evidence of proprietorship or are selling or refinancing your conveyancing practitioner will need to obtain up to date copies of the register from the Land Registry in any case.
If you feel there may be other documents or you have any other queries please e-mail your request with details of the transaction and documents you need to filerequest@clc-uk.org. The CLC will let you know what information they have and any additional information they may need before they are in a position to identify and send the documents to you. Following an intervention it may take some time for the CLC to access archived files and documents, but your request will be actioned with reasonable haste.