Disputes with the neighbours and Conveyancing in London

No-one wants to buy a new home and find there is an ongoing dispute with the neighbours

When Conveyancing in London, buying a house or flat and then finding that there is an ongoing dispute between the seller and an adjoining owner could become a nightmare scenario for a buyer, so sellers are asked to give information about any when completing property information forms supplied to them.

Unfortunately, sellers may not always provide information about disputes, particularly if they think they have been settled, as they think this could put buyers off.

When Conveyancing Solicitor Catherine Williams carried out the Conveyancing in London for Mrs O, the buyer of a flat on Arthur Road, London, SW19, she saw that the sellers had mentioned a previous dispute with the owners of another flat in the building.

Further enquiries were made with the Property Lawyers handling the Conveyancing in London for the seller. It turned out that the argument had been about alterations which some neighbours had made to their flat. The leases of the apartments in the block contained the standard prohibition on tenants making alterations. The works carried out by the owners of the adjoining flat had caused a nuisance for the vendor.

She had contacted the agents who managed the property, and they took action against the offending leaseholder. The works in question had eventually been approved by the freeholders and completed, and there was no longer any problem.

Once Catherine was satisfied that there was no continuing problem, and had completed her other enquiries she was able to give her client full information about the property.

This Conveyancing in London was soon completed, and the buyer was grateful to know that she would not have any difficulties with her new neighbours.