Ashley Wilson - Residential Conveyancing

Residential Conveyancing

Ashley Wilson Solicitors has been practicing residential property law in London for over 30 years and brings an unrivalled level of knowledge and expertise to all aspects of residential conveyancing. Whether buying, selling or remortgaging, our comprehensive service caters for all aspects of residential property law.

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Conveyancing FAQs

Conveyancing & Re-Mortgage Fee Estimate Scale

As specialists in property law, our teams of expert conveyancing solicitors act on behalf of both UK residents and international clients alike. Our capabilities enable us to act for high net worth individuals involved in luxury residential market purchases, sales of a full range of London residential properties or the intricacies of dealing with leasehold or freehold properties; dealing with one apartment, a block of flats or a full property portfolio. A full service is offered incorporating:

- Sale & purchase of houses and flats
- Residential property conveyancing
- Transfers of equity
- Remortgages
- Licenses to alter
- Help to buy
- Deeds of variation

A normal residential conveyancing transaction will take 6-8 weeks, please refer to the above buyer guide for an overview of the conveyancing process. With our wealth of expertise we regularly act for HNI and developers in matters where contracts must be exchanged within a few days or weeks. Our specialist solicitors are well placed to facilitate an expedited transaction where your individual circumstances allow. Please contact us using the below form for a bespoke quote.

Lease Extension

Residential coveyancing and other leaseholder's rights often require a detailed knowledge of lease extension i.e. freehold acquisition (enfranchisement) and the right to manage and to deal with issues around short leases, management and live freehold collective claims that can often crop up.

As members of the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP), Ashley Wilson Solicitors are experts in lease extension & collective enfranchisement – compelling your freeholder to extend your lease or sell the freehold of your property to you, the Leaseholder.

The flat sale can often involve assigning the benefit of a claim. You will benefit from our experience working with valuers to understand the premium payable and how the right in their regard is to be apportioned.

Accreditation

Ashley Wilson Solicitors are members of The Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) which provides a recognised quality standard for residential conveyancing practices. This accreditation provides recognition of our training, adherence to good practice, management standards and commitment to providing efficient and high-quality conveyancing procedures throughout the conveyancing process. We have professional obligations under the scheme and for further information please see: http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/for-the-public/accredited-specialists/conveyancing/

We are also committed to adopting the Law Society Conveyancing Protocol which has enhanced our conveyancing service further ensuring even higher standards of client care, speed and efficiency when acting for you.

We act for most major UK lenders, banks and mortgage companies to ensure a seamless service whenever possible and act on behalf of both UK residents and international clients across the globe.

We are regulated and authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), the regulatory body for solicitors in England and Wales under registration number: 510618

Our Residential Conveyancing Specialists

Tony Wilson

Daniel Ellis

Nathan Woods

Mark Vinall

Elizabeth Martin

Margot Fisher

Emma Boakes

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Legal Updates

Leasehold And Commonhold Reform – Government Statement Confirms Timing and further reforms

The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 received royal assent in the wash up just prior to the election.

It included some of the changes around the rights of leaseholders of flats and houses to obtain extended leases and the freehold that The Law Commission had recommended, i.e. providing for leases to be extended by 990 rather than 90 years, doing away with the need to have owned for two years to qualify for an extended lease and bringing more buildings within the right to enfranchise or manage by increasing the threshold of non-residential parts from 25% to 50%.

Significant Changes for Landlords and Tenants being Introduced by Renters (Reform) Bill

A new Bill which will fundamentally change the way renting residential property in the UK works is currently going through its second reading in the House of Commons.

If enacted, Assured Shorthold Tenancies will be scrapped and all new tenancies will be Assured Periodic Tenancies. The Section 21 ”No fault” process for recovering possession will no longer exist and so landlords will only be able to recover possession by using the existing Section 8 procedure and proving their ground for recovery of possession. It is proposed that new grounds for recovery of possession will be added including where the landlord wishes to sell the property.

The Renters’ Rights Bill Becomes Law

Earlier this week, the long‐awaited Renters’ Rights Bill cleared the ‘ping-pong’ stage between the Commons and Lords to receive Royal Assent and become law. For tenants, landlords and property professionals alike, this marks a major overhaul for the residential rental market.