We were about to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Swiss Cottage recommended by you but have come across alternative estimates via the web seem cheaper – how come?
There are a variety of conveyancing outfits marketing what appear to be the cheapest conveyancing in Swiss Cottage. We suggest that you give due consideration about how much you respect your own move to you are willing to be penny wise pound foolish over the standard of the conveyancing. Some hide additional charges well inside the terms of business. The solicitors that we list for conveyancing in Swiss Cottage neverdo this.
Various online forums that I have visited warn that are the main cause of hinderance in Swiss Cottage conveyancing transactions. Is this right?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released findings of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure amongst the most frequent causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Searches are unlikely to feature in any slowing down conveyancing in Swiss Cottage.
I used Arc property Solicitors a few years ago for my conveyancing in Swiss Cottage. I now require my file however the law firm has closed. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Swiss Cottage of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
In what way does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my commercial premises in Swiss Cottage and how can your lawyers assist?
The 1954 Act provides security of tenure to business leaseholders, giving them the legal entitlement to apply to court for a new tenancy and remain in occupation when the lease comes to an end. There are certain specified grounds that a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are complex. We are happy to direct you to commercial conveyancing firms who use the act for protection and help with commercial conveyancing in Swiss Cottage
I need to instruct a conveyancing lawyer in Swiss Cottage for my sale. Is there any facility to check a firm’s record with the legal regulator?
You can find presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from investigations started on or after Jan 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's record, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For callers outside the UK, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could recorded call for training reasons.
I've found a house that seems to be perfect, at a great price which is making it more attractive. I have subsequently discovered that the title is leasehold rather than freehold. I would have thought that there are issues buying a house with a leasehold title in Swiss Cottage. Conveyancing advisers have not yet been appointed. Will they explain the issues?
The majority of houses in Swiss Cottage are freehold and not leasehold. This is one of the situations where having a local solicitor who is familiar with the area who can assist with the conveyancing process. It is clear that you are purchasing in Swiss Cottage in which case you should be shopping around for a Swiss Cottage conveyancing solicitor and be sure that they have experience in dealing with leasehold houses. First you will need to check the unexpired lease term. As a leaseholder you will not be at liberty to do whatever you want with the house. The lease will likely included provisions for example obtaining the landlord’spermission to carry out changes to the property. You may also be required to pay a maintenance charge towards the maintenance of the communal areas where the house is located on an estate. Your lawyer will appraise you on the various issues.
Notwithstanding our best efforts, we have been unsuccessful in trying to purchase the freehold in Swiss Cottage. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on premiums?
in cases where there is a missing freeholder or where there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant statutes you can apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to make a decision on the amount due.
An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Swiss Cottage flat is First Floor Flat 20 Fitzjohns Avenue in July 2014. the Tribunal decided that the premiums to be paid for new leases in respect of the Raised Ground Floor Flat and the First Floor Flat were to be calculated as: Raised Ground Floor: £765,175.14 First Floor: £601,617.77 This case was in relation to 2 flats. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 16.83 and 16.43.