This question may be naive but I am wet behind the ears as FTB of a ground floor flat in Blackheath. Do I receive the keys to the property on completion from my lawyer? If this is the case, I will use a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Blackheath?
On the day of completion you will not be required to attend the conveyancers office in Blackheath. Your solicitors will electronically transfer the purchase money to the seller's solicitors, and once they have received this, you will be called to collect the keys from the Estate Agents and move into your new home. This tends to happen early afternoon.
I'm at the point of looking at apartments in Blackheath and I am about to put in an offer. Is it sensible to have a lawyer on ‘stand by’? I intend to finance via a home loan with Principality.
It would be advisable to instigate your search sooner rather than later. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their details on to the selling agent. Given that you are seeking a mortgage with Principality, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Principality conveyancing panel.
Completion of my purchase has taken place for my property in Blackheath. Conveyancing was satisfactory but I would like to complain about the lender. How does one go about formally complaining?
Most banks and building societies have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Services Team at head office. Ordinarily complaints to a lender are resolved very quickly. However if you are not satisfied that the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR who will take matters further.
five months have elapsed following my purchase conveyancing in Blackheath completed. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £180,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the residence from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
How does conveyancing in Blackheath differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Blackheath approach us having been asked by the housebuilder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is finished. This is because new home sellers in Blackheath usually acquire the land, 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 Blackheath or who has acted in the same development.
I have been on the look out for a ground for flat up to £195,000 and identified one close by in Blackheath I like with a park and transport links in the vicinity, however it's only got 52 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Blackheath for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a lease with such few years left?
Should you require a mortgage that many years will be a potential deal breaker. Discount the price by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you may ask them to start the process of the extension and pass 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 lawyer about this matter.
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