Do the conveyancing solicitors listed on your site handle conveyancing in Battersea by way of an attended exchange?
There are a few conveyancing specialists carrying out personalised exchanges. You should contact us to get a fee calculation and details as to dates.
Why do I have to pay up front for my conveyancing in Battersea?
If you are buying a property in Battersea your solicitor will ask you place them with funds to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. This will be the total of the cost of the conveyancing searches. If any deposit is as part of the sale price then this will be required shortly in advance of exchange of contracts. Any further balance that is due will be payable shortly before completion.
My lender has recommended a law firm on their panel based in Battersea but I would rather choose a conveyancing lawyer in Battersea local to me. Are you able to assist?
Far from all Battersea conveyancing practices are on all lender’s conveyancing panel. Please make the most of our search tool to locate a Battersea conveyancing solicitor on the on the bank panel.
Should my conveyancer be raising questions regarding flooding during the conveyancing in Battersea.
Flooding is a growing risk for solicitors dealing with homes in Battersea. Some people will buy a house in Battersea, fully expectant that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, leaving to one side the physical damage, if a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, suitable insurance cover, or sell the premises. There are steps that can be taken during the course of a property purchase to forewarn the buyer.
Lawyers are not qualified to impart advice on flood risk, however there are a number of checks that can be carried out by the purchaser or by their conveyancers which will figure out the risks in Battersea. The standard completed inquiry forms given to a buyer’s conveyancer (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) incorporates a usual question of the seller to discover if the property has ever been flooded. In the event that flooding has previously occurred and is not disclosed by the vendor, then a buyer may issue a compensation claim stemming from an incorrect reply. The buyer’s lawyers will also conduct an environmental report. This will disclose if there is a recorded flood risk. If so, further inquiries will need to be initiated.
I am looking for a flat up to £245,000 and found one near me in Battersea I like with open areas and transport links nearby, however it only has 51 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Battersea suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a short lease?
Should you require a home loan the shortness of the lease may be an issue. Reduce the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the property for at least 2 years you can request that they commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer regarding this.
I am in need of some leasehold conveyancing in Battersea. Before I get started I require certainty as to the unexpired term of the lease.
Assuming the lease is recorded at the land registry - and almost all are in Battersea - then the leasehold title will always include the basic details of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.
After years of correspondence we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Battersea. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?
Where there is a absentee landlord or if there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant legislation it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to make a decision on the price.
An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Battersea property is 150A Albert Palace Mansions Lurline Gardens in July 2013. The Tribunal determined that the premium payable for the new lease of the subject property was £42,069 This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired term was 57.06 years.