I was referred a conveyancer who has given a fee estimate £1700 for freehold conveyancing in Brockley. I am selling a Edwardian detached home for £225,000. This appears expensive. Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in Brockley?
The quote is slightly on the expensive side. If you shop around you may be able to trim some of the expense by say £125. That being said, you maylive to rue opting for an an untested lawyer. If is important to be sure the conveyancer can represent your mortgage company. You can use our comparison tool to locate a Brockley conveyancing company on the lender’s approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Brockley.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Brockley. My lender is Virgin
Virgin have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 25/3/2025, the requirements read as follows :
It has been 2 months following my purchase conveyancing in Brockley concluded. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £215,000. 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.
The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Brockley. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.
Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Brockley
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Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on last month in what was supposed to be a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Brockley is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?
Flying freeholds in Brockley are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Brockley you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Brockley may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.
In what way does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my commercial property in Brockley and how can you help?
The particular law that you refer to affords security of tenure to commercial leaseholders, giving them the a statutory right to apply to court for a continuation of occupancy at the end of the lease term. There are limited grounds where a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are complicated. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Brockley is one of our hundreds of areas of the UK in which the firms we work with have offices