Having sold my house in Neasden last January yet the purchaser is texting daily to moan that his lawyer is waiting to hear from mylawyer. What are the post completion sale formalities following completion?

Following your house sale your lawyer should deliver the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's lawyers. Where relevant, your conveyancer must also confirm that the mortgage has been repaid to the purchasers conveyancers. There are no post completion procedures just for conveyancing in Neasden.

My flat in Neasden is up for sale and I have accepted an offer. Does the solicitor have to be required to be on the Aldermore conveyancing panel in order to deal with paying off my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Aldermore conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their requirements fairly frequently at the moment.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on last month in what was supposed to be a quick, chain free conveyancing. Neasden is the location of the property. Can you offer any assistance?

Flying freeholds in Neasden are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Neasden you would need to get your solicitor to go 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 Neasden may determine 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 residence.

My business partner and I are looking to take an assignment of a lease of a shop on the high street. Can you recommend conveyancers offering no-move-no costs for commercial conveyancing in Neasden for below 1500k?

We are happy to recommend firms who have specialist knowledge of commercial conveyancing in Neasden, including the sale and purchase of businesses as well as simply property. If you are hoping to buy or sell a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a complete business we will put you in touch with the right lawyer. Regarding the fees these will vary based on the structure and nuances of the proposed transaction. Let us have your details or call us so that we may provide you with comprehensive commercial conveyancing quote.

My wife and I purchased a leasehold flat in Neasden. Conveyancing and Bank of Scotland mortgage are in place. A letter has just been received from someone claiming to own the reversionary interest in the property. Attached was a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1997. The conveyancing solicitor in Neasden who acted for me is not around. Do I pay?

The first thing you should do is contact HMLR to be sure that the individual purporting to own the freehold is indeed the new freeholder. There is no need to incur the fees of a Neasden conveyancing firm to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for a few pound. Rest assured that in any event, even if this is the rightful landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.

I inherited a ground-floor 1950’s flat in Neasden. Given that I can not reach agreement with the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the sum due for a lease extension?

Most certainly. We are happy to put you in touch with a Neasden conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement case for a Neasden residence is 12 & 12A Deacon Road in May 2010. the Tribunal concluded that the price to be paid for the freehold should be £38,287 This case was in relation to 2 flats. The unexpired lease term was 65.58 years.