Can your site be used to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Bickley even if I’m not buying or selling a house, for instance if I intend to buy a shop in Bickley with a loan from Barclays ?
Our search tool is primarily used to select domestic conveyancing solicitors in Bickley but we have listed at the end of this page some Bickley commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to make contact with the company directly to check if they are also authorised to represent Barclays
Have just purchased a probate house at auction in Bickley. Conveyancing is required. What are my next steps?
Now that you have legally committed yourself to purchase you should hire the services of a conveyancing practitioner quickly as you are faced with a fast approaching a fixed date to complete the purchase. Every auction property will ordinarily have an associated auction set of papers. This will likely include most,if not all of the documents that your solicitor requires. Where you are dealing with leasehold property the auction papers may include a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing documentation pertinent to a leasehold property. You should hand this to the solicitor instructed by you as soon as possible. You also need to ensure that you have funds in place to complete on the date specified in the contract.
We are purchasing a 3 bedroom semi in Bickley. We would like to convert the garage to an office at the property.Will the conveyancing process involve enquiries to ascertain if these works are permitted?
Your conveyancer should review the registered title as conveyancing in Bickley can on occasion reveal restrictions in the title deeds which prevent certain changes or need the permission of another owner. Many works need local authority planning consent and approval in compliance with building regulations. Many areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or impact extensions. It would be sensible to check these issues with a surveyor prior to committing yourself to a purchase.
I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Virgin Money. I assume I don't need a Bickley conveyancing practitioner on the Virgin Money panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.
If you have finished paying off your Virgin Money mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Virgin Money mortgage from the register. Virgin Money, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
- but are not moving to another property
- where Virgin Money has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- Virgin Money has instructed the Land Registry to do so
My colleague recommended that if I am purchasing in Bickley I should ask my conveyancer to carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
A search of this type is usually quoted for as part of the standard Bickley conveyancing searches. It is a large report of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing important information about Bickley around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Bickley Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information concerning Bickley.
How does conveyancing in Bickley differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Bickley come to us having been asked by the developer to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is ready to move into. This is because new home sellers in Bickley usually purchase the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Bickley or who has acted in the same development.
Over the last few months I have been searching for a leasehold apartment up to £235,500 and found one round the corner in Bickley I like with amenity areas and transport links in the vicinity, the downside is that it only has 51 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in Bickley for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a short lease?
If you require a mortgage the remaining unexpired lease term will be an issue. Discount the price by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor concerning this.
Why is New Build conveyancing in Bickley more costly?
Conveyancing in Bickley for recently converted or new build homes often involve adoption of highways & drains, building regulations approval, planning permission, new build warranties such NHBC as well as supplemental investigations and contractual concerns.