I am soon to complete buying a property in Shacklewell but as a result of wreckage from the recent storms I have was able negotiate recompense from the current proprietors of three thousand pounds in the form of a adjustment in the price. I had intended this to be addressed as part of a side agreement but Aldermore are not allowing this. Should they have been approached?
Any lawyer that is on the Aldermore conveyancing panel is obliged to advise Aldermore of any variations to the purchase price. If you were to refuse your lawyer to disclose the price change to Aldermore then they would have to discontinue acting for you. In addition, Aldermore and you would have to appoint a new conveyancer for your conveyancing in Shacklewell.
It is is a decade since I acquired my property in Shacklewell. Conveyancing lawyers have just been retained on the sale but I can't locate the title documents. Is this a problem?
Don’t worry too much. First there is a possibility that the deeds will be with the mortgage company or they may be in the possession of the conveyancers who handled the purchase. Secondly the likelihood is that the property will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to prove you are the registered owner by your conveyancing solicitors acquiring up to date copy of the land registers. The vast majority of conveyancing in Shacklewell relates to registered property but in the rare situation where your home is not registered it is more of a problem but is resolvable.
I am helping my step-mother sell her property in Shacklewell. Will the conveyancing solicitor arrange an EPC or do I organise this?
Following the demise of Home Packs, energy performance certificates was maintained a compulsory component of selling a house. An energy performance certificate must be commissioned prior to the property being marketed. It is not a task that solicitors normally arrange. If you are using a Shacklewell conveyancing solicitor they might help arrange EPC’s given their relationships with long established Shacklewell energy assessors
My stepmother informed me that in buying a property in Shacklewell there could be various restrictions preventing external alterations to a property. Is this right?
We are aware of anumerous of properties in Shacklewell which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to carry out external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Shacklewell should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
I had an offer accepted on an apartment in Shacklewell on 23/5/2025, valuation was booked 3 days after, all came back fine. Solicitor retained, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Clydesdale and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel. Are Clydesdale entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Clydesdale to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my home are lost. The conveyancers who did the conveyancing in Shacklewell 4 years ago no longer exist. What do I do?
As long as the title is registered the details of your proprietorship will be evidenced by HMLR under a Title Number. It is possible to perform a search at the Land Registry, locate your property and obtain up to date copies of the property title for less than a fiver. Where the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will in most cases retain a certified duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be ordered for twenty pounds.
How do I use your search facility to find a conveyancing lawyer in Shacklewell on the panel for my lender?
First pick a bank such as Halifax, Leeds Building Society or Clydesdale then specify your location such as Shacklewell. Conveyancing firms in Shacklewell and further afield should be shown.
Having had my offer accepted I require leasehold conveyancing in Shacklewell. Before I get started I would like to find out the remaining lease term.
If the lease is registered - and 99.9% are in Shacklewell - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.
I have attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord to extend my lease without any joy. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on such issues? Can you recommend a Shacklewell conveyancing firm to act on my behalf?
You certainly can. We are happy to put you in touch with a Shacklewell conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Shacklewell residence is 5C Stoke Newington Road in April 2010. the Tribunal therefore concludes that the premium to be paid for the extended lease is £700.00 This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired term was 80.5 years.