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A Licensed Conveyancer is a specialist property lawyer , someone who is trained and qualified in all aspects of the law dealing with property. In establishing the Council for Licensed Conveyancers, the Administration of Justice Act 1985, lays upon it the duty: "to ensure that the standards of...

A Lasting Power of Attorney is a legal document that you (the Donor) make using a special form. It allows you to choose someone now (the Attorney) that you trust to make decisions on your behalf about things such as your property and affairs or personal welfare at a time in the future when you no...

The Leasehold Valuation Tribunal ("LVT") is the formal name given to the body appointed to make decisions on various types of dispute relating to residential leasehold property. The LVT is an independent decision making body which is completely unconnected to the parties or any other public agency....

The searches at the Land Registry to check matters affecting the property and to get up to date copies of the Land Registry entries that relate to the property. On completion the conveyancer will send the deeds to the Land Registry who will register the new owner and any new...

The Act of Parliament which provides for certain Lessees (who meet the necessary qualification criteria) to acquire a lease...

A person (otherwise called a landlord) who is entitled to the "Reversion", i.e. he can have a property back at the end of a Lease and in the meantime collects rent etc. for...

Funded by a government grant, the Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE) is an independent advice agency. LEASE provides advice to a members of the public and “professional” users such as property solicitors, licensed conveyancing lawyers, freeholders and managing agents on the law...

A search, currently included in a Home Information Pack which reveals local authority records to confirm the status of the property, check for items such as whether the road serving the property should be maintained by the council, whether there are planning applications on the property etc.The...

This is a notice served on a Local Authority where Listed Building consent is refused or is granted subject to onerous conditions, and where the owner can demonstrate that land is incapable of reasonably beneficial...

The Legal Services Ombudsman (LSO) for England and Wales is independent of the legal profession and a non lawyer. The powers of the Ombudsman derive from the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990. In creating the role of Ombudsman, it was Parliament’s intention to protect the interests of the...