I was recommended to a conveyancer who has given a fee calculation of just over a thousand pound for fixed fee conveyancing in Holland Park. I am hoping to sell a newly refurbished detached home for £275,000. Is this expensive? Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in Holland Park?

The estimate does seem marginally overpriced. Where you are content to invest time comparing costs you may be able to decrease the fees marginally by perhaps £125. On the other hand, you mightlive to rue opting for an an unknown lawyer. If is important to ensure that the solicitor can represent your mortgage company. You can make use of our comparison tool to find a Holland Park conveyancing practice on the banks member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Holland Park.

My partner and I are buying a newly constructed flat in Holland Park and my solicitor is informing me that she is duty bound to the lender to reveal incentives from the builder. I am nearing the developer’s deadline to exchange and my preference is not to delay deal. is my lawyer playing by the book?

You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your solicitor. A precondition to being on a lender panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook specifications. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in two weeks back in what was supposed to be a quick, no chain conveyancing. Holland Park is where the house is located. Can you offer any assistance?

Flying freeholds in Holland Park are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Holland Park you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Holland Park may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.

As co-executor for the estate of my grandfather I am selling a house in Neath but live in Holland Park. My conveyancer (who is 260 miles from merequires that I execute a statutory declaration ahead of completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing lawyer in Holland Park who can witness and place their company stamp on the document?

strictly speaking you should not be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or qualified solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Holland Park based

Last July I purchased a leasehold property in Holland Park. Do I have any liability for service charges for periods before my ownership?

Where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous lessee and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. Strange as it may seem, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. A critical element of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to ensure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.

If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).

I own a ground floor flat in Holland Park. Given that I can not reach agreement with the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the amount due for a lease extension?

Absolutely. We are happy to put you in touch with a Holland Park conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Holland Park flat is 93 Oakwood Court in June 2010. the LVT determined that the premium to be paid for the new lease was £492,083, This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired term was 37.79 years.