We are looking to buy a flat and need a conveyancing solicitor in Hackbridge who is on the RBS conveyancing panel. Can you recommend a local conveyancing firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for RBS . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Hackbridge.
About to place a bid on a leasehold flat in Hackbridge. The estate agents advise that it is usual for flats in Hackbridge to have less than 75 years left on the lease. I am getting a mortgage with Platform. Is this going to be acceptable if the lease has Seventy One years remaining.
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are securing a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 15/1/2026 the requirements read as follows :
What does commercial conveyancing in Hackbridge cover?
Non domestic conveyancing in Hackbridge covers a broad array of guidance, provided by qualified solicitors, relating to business property. For instance, this area of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more usually, the transfer of existing leases or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial mortgages and the termination of leases.
My partner has encouraged me to use his conveyancers in Hackbridge. Should I choose my own property lawyer?
No doubt the best way to choose a conveyancing practitioner is to seek guidance from friends or relatives who have used the conveyancer that you are contemplating using.
Planning to exchange soon on a leasehold property in Hackbridge. Conveyancing lawyers assured me that they are sending me a report within the next couple of days. What should I be looking out for?
The report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Hackbridge should include some of the following:
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Ground rent - what is payable and when is collected, and be on notice if this will change in the future The unexpired lease term. You should receive guidance as what happens when the lease expires, and informed of the importance of not letting the lease term falling below eighty years It needs to be made clear to you whether the lease permits you to add or improve anything in the flat- you should know whether any restrictions applies to all alterations or limited to structural alteration, and whether licences for alterations is mandated necessary if lease caters for for a reserve fund? Information as to the provision in the lease to to contribute towards maintenance costs - with regard to both the building, and the more general rights a leaseholder has
Following months of negotiations we are unable to agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Hackbridge. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?
Most definitely. We can put you in touch with a Hackbridge conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Hackbridge property is 21 & 23 Carshalton Grove in May 2009. the Tribunal adopted the figures presented as the premiums payable by the Applicant i.e. a total of £20,750. This case affected 2 flats. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 72 years.