I was informed today by my broker that my Seven Sisters the law firm I have appointed is not on the bank Solicitor panel. How can I be sure whether this is correct?
Your first step should be to contact your Seven Sisters lawyer directly. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to inform you what has happened. If they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the approved list of lawyers for your bank.
We were just about to sign contracts for a property in Seven Sisters. We have hit a snag. The mortgage offer with Aldermore runs out on 5/1/2026 but the vendors are insisting on a completion date of 7/1/2026. Can one prolong the loan offer?
The best person to address this issue is your lawyer who should calculate whether he or she is better off negotiating with the bank, vendor’s lawyers, property agents or indeed all parties based on the history of your conveyancing as of today.
We hope to to purchase with Melton Mowbray Building Society. We have called around locally yet cant to find a Seven Sisters conveyancing firm on the Melton Mowbray Building Society approved list. Could you assist?
Please do make the most of the find a lender approved solicitor tool on this web page. Pick the mortgage company and type Seven Sisters or your location and you will discover a number of lawyer offices in Seven Sisters or nearest you.
Due to the guidance of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Seven Sisters before instructing solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. The surveyor has said that some mortgage companies will refuse to grant a loan on such a home.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different requirements for example to Halifax. If you contact us we can investigate further with the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Seven Sisters. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Seven Sisters to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
My father has recommend that I appoint his lawyers for conveyancing in Seven Sisters. Should I use them?
There are no two ways about it the ideal way to choose a conveyancing solicitor is to seek referrals from friends or family who have previously instructed the conveyancer you're contemplating using.
I am intending to let out my leasehold apartment in Seven Sisters. Conveyancing solicitor who did the purchase is retired - so can't ask her. Do I need to ask my freeholder for permission?
Notwithstanding that your last Seven Sisters conveyancing solicitor is no longer around you can review your lease to check if you are permitted to let out the apartment. The rule is that if the deeds are non-specific, subletting is permitted. There may be a precondition that you need to seek permission via your landlord or other appropriate person prior to subletting. This means that you cannot sublet in the absence of first obtaining consent. Such consent must not not be unreasonably refused ore delayed. If the lease prohibits you from subletting the property you should ask your landlord if they are willing to waive this restriction.
I am the registered owner of a two-bedroom flat in Seven Sisters. Given that I can not reach agreement with the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the sum due for a lease extension?
in cases where there is a absentee landlord or if 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 judgment on the premium.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement case for a Seven Sisters property is 22 Wakefield Road in January 2012. Following a vesting order Clerkenwell and Shoreditch County Court under section 26 of the Leasehold Reform,Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 on 9th May 2011 the Tribunal decided that the price that the Applicant for the freehold interest should pay is £17,400 This case related to 2 flats. The unexpired term was 74.13 years.