My fiance and I are purchasing property in West Ewell. My lawyer is not listed on the mortgage company approved list. Am I still permitted to retain my West Ewell conveyancing solicitor even though they are not on the mortgage company panel?

You have a number of choices available to you here

• Proceed with your chosen West Ewell but your mortgage company will undoubtedly use a on their conveyancing panel. The net result is additional charges together with probable delay.
• Appoint a fresh to conduct the conveyancing, obviously checking they are on the mortgage company conveyancing panel.
• Convince your conveyancer to do everything possible to get accepted on the mortgage company conveyancing panel

A colleague recommended that if I am buying in West Ewell I should ask my conveyancer to carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

A search of this type is usually included in the estimate for your West Ewell conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of about 40 pages, listing and setting out important information about West Ewell around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data about West Ewell.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in West Ewell?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in West Ewell. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

I have recently realised that I have 72 years remaining on my lease in West Ewell. I am keen to extend my lease but my landlord is can not be found. What options are available to me?

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 granted an extra 90 years by the magistrate. You will be obliged to demonstrate that you or your lawyers have used your best endeavours to locate the lessor. For most situations a specialist may be useful to conduct investigations and to produce a report to be accepted by the court as proof that the landlord can not be located. It is wise to seek advice from a solicitor in relation to investigating the landlord’s absence and the application to the County Court covering West Ewell.

West Ewell Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - A selection of Queries Prior to buying

How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their maintenance charge payments? This information is important as a) areas can result in problems in the building as the communal areas may start to deteriorate where maintenance are not paid for b) if the leasehold owners have an issue with the running of the building you will need to have all the details Are there any major works in the planning that will increase the maintenance charges?

Are the West Ewell conveyancing lawyers identified as being on the lender conveyancing panel, together with their details provided by the mortgage company?

West Ewell firms and firms carrying out conveyancing in West Ewell themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the lender conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from the bank directly.