I have Fifty Six years remaining on my lease and require a lease extension for my apartment in Lee. Conveyancing solicitors on the Virgin panel can deal with such extensions right?
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are getting a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Virgin have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 14/10/2026 the requirements read as follows :
Have just purchased a repossessed house at auction in Lee. Conveyancing is needed. What are my next steps?
Having exchanged you now have to find a conveyancing lawyer quickly as you are facing a tight a fixed date to complete the property. An auction property should have a bespoke legal set of papers. This will likely include most,if not all of the documents that your lawyer requires. If you have purchased leasehold property the auction pack may include a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing documentation pertinent to leasehold premises. You must give this to your appointed conveyancing solicitor as soon as possible. You also need to ensure that your finances are in order to complete on the on the contractual date .
We are buying a victorian detached house in Lee. Our aim is to convert the garage to a playroom at the house.Will legal conveyancing on the property include enquiries to see if these works are prohibited?
Your conveyancer will review the deeds as conveyancing in Lee will on occasion reveal restrictions in the title documents which restrict certain works or necessitated the consent of another owner. Certain additions call for local authority planning permissions and approval in compliance with building regulations. Certain areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. You should check these issues with a surveyor prior to committing yourself to a purchase.
We previously selected conveyancers with offices in Lee on the Santander solicitor approved list. They have just billed me a separate charge for handling the Santander mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee set by Santander?
Unfortunately, as long as it is in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your property lawyer may levy a fee for this. The charge is not dictated by Santander but by your Lee conveyancer. Plenty of firms on the Santander panel will quote ’dealing with mortgage’ fee and others do not.
We are intent on selling our property in Lee and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was constructed land that was not decontaminated. Any high street Lee lawyer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the buyers are using a factory type conveyancing practice rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Lee. Having lived in Lee for many years we know that this is a non issue. Should we contact our local Authority to get confirmation that there is no issue.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing lawyer currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? You need to enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same sickness)
What does commercial conveyancing in Lee cover?
Non domestic conveyancing in Lee covers a wide range of services, supplied by regulated solicitors, relating to business property. For instance, this area of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more usually, the assignment of existing business tenancies or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial mortgages and the termination of tenancies.
I need to retain a conveyancing solicitor for freehold conveyancing in Lee. I happened to stumble upon a site which seems to have the perfect answer If it is possible to get all the legals done via web that would be preferable. Do I need to be wary? What are the potential pitfalls?
As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?
My husband and I are disposing of a Lee property we inherited some years ago in 2010. I have over a decades worth of conveyancing knowledge and, although retired, see no reason not to undertake my own legal work. The buyer's lawyer has informed me that their building society will not allow us to do our own conveyancing as they require the funds to be sent to a solicitor's bank account.
Mortgage requirements to property lawyers from all UK Finance members state that If the seller is not legally represented the purchaser’s lawyers should check whether the bank needs to be informed so that a decision can be made as to whether they are willing to move forward.