I am obtaining a mortgage with Nat West. My intention is to instruct a Licensed Conveyancer in Brent Park. Does the Nat West Conveyancing panel exclude conveyancers regulated by the CLC?
The Nat West conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders, represented by the CML or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
I am planning to move property in July. Will my conveyancing solicitor call the removal company on the day of completion. On a separate note, can you suggest a removal company in Brent Park. Conveyancing lawyer was found before I stumbled across your site.
On the afternoon of completion you can collect the house keys from your selling agent however this should only happen after the previous owners lawyers advise the agent that they have the completion monies and the keys can be given over. You should advise the removal company that they can start moving you in. As a matter of policy we do not recommend a particular removal organisation but can help you choose a residential property solicitor in Brent Park or a solicitor that specialises in conveyancing in Brent Park.
We are buying a terrace house in Brent Park. The intention is to carry out a loft conversion at the property.Will the conveyancing process involve investigations to see if these alterations were previously refused?
Your property lawyer will review the deeds as conveyancing in Brent Park will occasionally identify restrictions in the title deeds which restrict categories of alterations or require the permission of another owner. Many extensions require local authority planning consent and approval under the building regulations. Many locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or impact extensions. You should check these issues with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.
When it comes to mortgage companies such as Lloyds, do Brent Park conveyancing practitioners face a yearly amount to be on the conveyancing panel?
We are not aware of any lender fees to register on their list of approved firms, although some do charge an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.
Should my lawyer be making enquiries about flooding as part of the conveyancing in Brent Park.
The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for conveyancers carrying out conveyancing in Brent Park. There are those who acquire a property in Brent Park, completely expectant that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, aside from the physical destruction, if a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, satisfactory insurance cover, or dispose of the property. There are steps that can be taken during the course of a house purchase to forewarn the buyer.
Solicitors are not qualified to give advice on flood risk, but there are a various searches that can be carried out by the purchaser or by their lawyers which will figure out the risks in Brent Park. The conventional set of completed inquiry forms sent to a purchaser’s solicitor (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) includes a standard question of the vendor to determine whether the premises has ever been flooded. In the event that the premises has been flooded in past which is not disclosed by the seller, then a buyer could issue a legal claim for losses stemming from an incorrect reply. A buyer’s lawyers should also order an enviro report. This should higlight whether there is a recorded flood risk. If so, more detailed investigations should be initiated.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Brent Park?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Brent Park. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
My brother has recommend that I use his conveyancing solicitors in Brent Park. Do I follow his guidance?
No doubt the best way to find a conveyancing lawyer is to get guidance from friends or relatives who have actually used the conveyancer that you are considering.
The solicitors handling our conveyancing in Brent Park has sent papers to review that state the property is unregistered with epitome documents. Why is the property not yet recorded at HM Land Regsitry?
It is a rare occurrence indeed to find premises in Brent Park not to be registered. An 'epitome' is basically a dossier of photocopies of documents affecting an unregistered title. Plenty of Brent Park conveyancing lawyers will be able to handle such matters but in the event that uncertainty exists the prevailing proposition nowadays is for the current owners to deal with the registration formalities first and thereafter deal with the dispose of the property to the purchaser - this this chain of events will result in a significant delay.