We note that you have a post code search directory identifying law firms on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I retain them for our conveyancing in Bankside?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Bankside.

Given that I am about to part with over three hundred thousand on a garden flat in Bankside I would like to talk to a conveyancer regarding thehouse move prior to giving the go ahead to the firm. Can this be arranged?

This is something that we encourage - we would be pleased to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you speaking to the conveyancer who will be carrying out your conveyancing in Bankside.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is an important person, not a case number. The law firms that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are calculated and presented to you for residential conveyancing in Bankside should be the amount on the final invoice that you end up paying.

As co-executor for the will of my aunt I am selling a property in Swansea but I am based in Bankside. My conveyancer (who is 250 miles from merequires that I execute a stat dec before the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in Bankside who can witness this legal document for me?

strictly speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or qualified solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are located in Bankside

I am the registered owner of a garden flat in Bankside. Given that I can not reach agreement with the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the premium payable for the purchase of the freehold?

in cases where there is a absentee freeholder or where there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to calculate the price payable.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement case for a Bankside property is 1-41 Royal Tower Lodge 40 Cartwright Street in April 2013. the tribunal adding the agreed value of capitalised ground rents and the reversion the price to be paid for the freehold was £1,187,000 This case affected 41 flats. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 107 years.

Are there common problems that you come across in leases for Bankside properties?

There is nothing unique about leasehold conveyancing in Bankside. All leases are drafted differently and drafting errors can sometimes mean that certain sections are not included. The following missing provisions could result in a defective lease:

A provision to repair to or maintain elements of the property Clauses dealing with recovering service charges for expenditure on the building or common parts.

You will have difficulties when selling your property if you have a defective lease as they can affect a potential buyer’s ability to obtain a mortgage. Halifax, Chelsea Building Society, and Clydesdale all have very detailed requirements when it comes to what is expected in a lease. If a mortgage lender believes that the lease is problematic they may refuse to grant the mortgage, obliging the buyer to pull out.

How do I search for a Bankside conveyancing solicitor on the mortgage company conveyancing panel? I have a car and am prepared to travel up to 15miles to meet the solicitor.

Feel free to make use of the find a conveyancing panel search on this website. Please choose the lender and your location, in this case Bankside and you will see a number of lawyer located nearest Bankside. Alternatively you can type in the name of your proposed law firm and see if they are listed as being on the bank solicitor panel.