We are planning to acquire a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Hazlemere who is on the Lloyds solicitor panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a 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 Lloyds . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Hazlemere.

Do the Building Society Association intend to launch a searchable register to list firms on the Darlington Building Society conveyancing panel for example in Hazlemere?

We have not been informed any intention on the part of the BSA to promote such a tool.

I am buying a new build apartment in Hazlemere. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Hazlemere

Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents.

My business partner and I are planning to take over a lease of a shop on a shopping parade. Can you recommend lawyers offering fixed charges for commercial conveyancing in Hazlemere for below 2k?

We are happy to recommend firms who have well rounded knowledge of commercial conveyancing in Hazlemere, including the sale and acquisition of businesses as well as simply premises. Whether you are intending to buy or sell a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail premises or a whole business we can find you the right solicitor. As for the costs these will vary based on the structure and heads of terms of the proposed transaction. Let us have your contact information or phone us so that we may furnish you with a fixed commercial conveyancing quote.

I work for a long established estate agency in Hazlemere where we have experienced a few flat sales derailed as a result of short leases. I have received conflicting advice from local Hazlemere conveyancing solicitors. Can you confirm whether the owner of a flat can initiate the lease extension process for the purchaser on completion of the sale?

As long as the seller has owned the lease for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to kick-start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the buyer can avoid having to sit tight for 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment has to be done before, or simultaneously with completion of the sale.

An alternative approach is to extend the lease informally by agreement with the landlord either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the buyer.

Hazlemere Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Queries Prior to Purchasing

Who manages the block? Where a Hazlemere lease has less than eighty years it will have adverse implications on the marketability of the apartment. Check with your mortgage company that they are happy with the length of the lease. A short lease means that you will probably require a lease extension at some point and you need to have some idea of how much this would cost. For most Hazlemerelease extensions you will need to own the premises for two years in order to be eligible to carry out a lease extension.