We decided to go with a local solicitor for our conveyancing in Hadley Wood recently. Reviewing the official terms of business it is apparent thatwe are responsible for costs even where the transaction does not complete. Would I be best advised to select a web based solicitor practice offering no move no charge conveyancing in Hadley Wood?

Generally there is a concession along the lines that if "No Sale No Fee" is offered then the fee levels will tend to be be uplifted to counteract those cases that fail to complete. Dont forget that such offerings tend not to cover expenditure such your Hadley Wood conveyancing search fees.

The deeds to our home are lost. The lawyers who conducted the conveyancing in Hadley Wood 4 years ago have long since closed. What are my next steps?

You no longer need to hold title official documentation to evidence that you are the owner of your registered land or premises, given that the Land Registry have everything they need in a digital format.

How does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my business property in Hadley Wood and how can you help?

The 1954 Act gives a safeguard to business lessees, granting the dueness to apply to court for a new lease and remain in occupation at the end of an expired lease. There are limited grounds where a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are complex. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Hadley Wood is one of our numerous areas of the UK in which the firms we work with have offices

We're new on the property ladder - agreed a price, yet the property agent informed us that the owners will only issue a contract if we appoint the agent's preferred lawyers as they are insisting on a ‘quick sale’. My instinct tells me that we should use a family conveyancer with experience of conveyancing in Hadley Wood

We suspect that the seller is unaware of this ultimatum. If they desire ‘a quick sale', alienating a genuine purchaser is not the way to achieve this. Speak to the owners direct and make the point that (a)you are serious buyers (b)you are ready to go, with finances in place © you are chain free (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you will continue to instruct your own,trusted Hadley Wood conveyancing firm - not the ones that will provide the estate agent a referral fee or hit his conveyancing targets demanded by corporate headquarters.

I own a leasehold flat in Hadley Wood. Conveyancing was finished in five years ago. I have read on various consumer forums that I should not allow the the remaining lease term to get too short. Is this correct?

Hadley Wood domestic long term leases are for a set term - often ninety nine years when they started. However many appartments in Hadley Wood were built or converted 20 or more years ago and so such leases now have less than 80 years unexpired. That may sound like plenty of time but Banks, Building Societies and other mortgage companies on the whole require leases to have a minimum of seventy five years remaining to be mortgageable. Accordingly when you come to sell the property you will need a lease extension if you are approaching 75 years. To increase the marketability of your property you should be thinking about whether or not to extend your lease long before you come to sell it. There are also significant benefits to taking action before the lease hits 80 years as when the lease falls below 80 years the amount to be paid to extend starts to increase.