My wife and I have recently purchased a property in Brompton. We have noticed several issues with the house which we believe were overlooked in the conveyancing searches. Do we have any recourse? Can you clarify the nature of searches that needed to have been conducted as part of conveyancing in Brompton?
It is not clear from the question as to the nature of the problems and if they are unique to conveyancing in Brompton. Conveyancing searches and due diligence undertaken as part of the legal transfer of property are carried out to help avoid problems. As part of the process, the vendor completes a document referred to as a SPIF. answers turns out to be misleading, then you may have a claim against the vendor for any losses that you have suffered. The survey should have identified any problems with the structure of the property. Assuming a detailed survey was carried out and the issues were not identified, you may have a claim against the surveyor. However, if you did not have a full survey, you may be responsible for fixing any defects that have now been noted. We would always encourage buyers to take every possible step to ensure they are completely aware of the condition of a property before purchase regardless of whether they are buying in Brompton.
My stepmother pointed out to me me that in buying a property in Brompton there could be various restrictions preventing external alterations to the property. Is this right?
We are aware of anumerous of properties in Brompton which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to execute external variations. Part of the conveyancing in Brompton should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
We are planning to move property in June. Should my conveyancing solicitor update the removal company on the day of completion. On a separate note, can you suggest a removal company in Brompton. Conveyancing firm was chosen before I stumbled across your website.
On the day of completion you will need to pick up the keys from your property agent but this can only be done once the vendors lawyers advise the agent that they have the completion monies and the keys can be collected. You will need to tell the removal men that they can start moving you in. As a matter of policy we do not recommend a particular removal company but can assist you in choosing a conveyancing in Brompton or a lawyer that specialises in conveyancing in Brompton.
I had an offer accepted on an apartment in Brompton on 18/2/2026, valuation was booked 2 days later, received a clean bill of health. Solicitor retained, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to TSB and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the TSB conveyancing panel. Are TSB entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for TSB to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the TSB conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I am buying a new build house in Brompton with a mortgage from Clydesdale. The developers would not budge the amount so I negotiated 6k of additionals instead. The property agent told me not reveal to my lawyer about this side-deal as it may jeopardize my mortgage with the lender. Is this normal?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
Is it possible to change solicitor as I have to select one who is on the Santander conveyancing panel. I instructed a high street conveyancing solicitor in Brompton five minutes from me but he is not accepted by Santander
We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Brompton on the Santander panel. Please note that the conveyancers that we on the directory do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are authorised and regulated by the SRA who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Brompton. In making use of search facility on this website, you can compare costs for conveyancing solicitors in Brompton and beyond.
I have recently realised that I have 68 years unexpired on my lease in Brompton. I am keen to extend my lease but my freeholder is missing. What options are available to me?
If you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be lengthened by the Court. You will be obliged to prove that you have used your best endeavours to locate the lessor. In some cases a specialist should be useful to conduct investigations and prepare an expert document which can be used as evidence that the landlord can not be located. It is wise to seek advice from a property lawyer both on devolving into the landlord’s disappearance and the application to the County Court overseeing Brompton.
Having spent months of correspondence we are unable to agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Brompton. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?
in cases where there is a absentee landlord or where there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant statutes you can apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to judgment on the price.
An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Brompton property is Flat 3 47 Cadogan Square in December 2010. the Tribunal determined that the premium payable to the landord by the leaseholder for the lease extension was £732,935 This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 13.33 years.
My conveyancers in Brompton have advised me that no longer have my conveyancing file. To assist with my purchase I took out a mortgage with the lender. Is it case that being on the mortgage company conveyancing panel they need to have retained the file for a number of years?
It very much depends from lender to lender but many of the Terms and Conditions of Conveyancing Panel Appointment require the file to be held for a period of 6 years. That being said we have not seen a copy of the lender Conveyancing Panel Terms. It might be worth you contacting the lender directly.