I have been referred to a conveyancing solicitor in Finsbury Park. I I am struggling to find out whether they are on the conveyancing panel. Could you assist?

The first thing to do is e-mail your lawyer and enquire whether they are on the lender panel. Alternatively please get in touch with who may be able to help.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a ground for flat up to £305k and found one close by in Finsbury Park I like with amenity areas and transport links in the vicinity, the downside is that it only has 49 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Finsbury Park in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a short lease?

Should you need a mortgage that many years may be an issue. Reduce the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing owner has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you could ask them to start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor regarding this.

I was pointed in your direction by a number of property agents in Finsbury Park to locate a property lawyer on your site. What’s the financial advantage for Estate Agents to promote your lawyers over another?

We refuse to give any financial incentive for pointing buyers and sellers our way. We found it would be just too difficult a fee as members of the public would think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not receiving any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.

I have recently realised that I have Seventy years unexpired on my lease in Finsbury Park. I am keen to extend my lease but my landlord is can not be found. What are my options?

If you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be extended by the Court. You will be obliged to demonstrate that you have made all reasonable attempts to find the freeholder. On the whole an enquiry agent would be useful to try and locate and prepare an expert document to be used as proof that the landlord can not be located. It is advisable to get professional help from a solicitor in relation to investigating the landlord’s disappearance and the vesting order request to the County Court overseeing Finsbury Park.

I purchased a studio flat in Finsbury Park, conveyancing having been completed 3 years ago. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Corresponding flats in Finsbury Park with a long lease are worth £165,000. The ground rent is £45 yearly. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 50

You have 50 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £36,100 and £41,800 plus professional fees.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to supply the actual costs in the absence of detailed investigations. You should not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be additional issues that need to be considered and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action placing reliance on this information without first getting professional advice.

The mortgage offer from a mortgage company for the remortgage of my 3 bedroom flat is expected within the next few days. Are you able to recommend an efficient remortgage conveyancing practitioner in Finsbury Park ?

You have come to the wrong place to search for the lowest fares for conveyancing in Finsbury Park. Our intention is to offer value for money conveyancing but we do not aim to advertise as being the cheapest. Avoid the trap of appointing companies offering £99 conveyancing in Finsbury Park.In your best case scenario, in opting for cheap conveyancing, you will end up with what you pay for and at worst you will end up invoiced for additional fee and still not get the service required.