Recently contacted my conveyancing solicitor in Brondesbury who acted for me two years ago requesting a conveyancing quote based on the same type of house sale & purchase (a leasehold property and a freehold property) of similar values with a home loan from Lloyds TSB Bank. It looks as though am now being charged double. Better the devil I know or should I seek out a cheaper internet firm of conveyancing solicitor?
The charges are a little high. If you shop around you might get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by as much as a hundred pounds. That being said, providing that you were satisfied with the assistance the firm offered you couldcome to regret opting for an an untested conveyancer. If is important to check that the conveyancer can also act for Lloyds TSB Bank. Do employ our search tool to get a quote a Brondesbury conveyancing firm on the Lloyds TSB Bank member panel, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Brondesbury.
Completed the sale of my flat in Brondesbury last December yet the purchaser is whats apping daily complaining that their conveyancer needs to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale formalities now that I have sold?
Following your house sale your conveyancer is obliged to deliver the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. Where relevant, your conveyancer must also confirm that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been redeemed to the purchasers lawyers. There is unlikely to be post completion formalities specific conveyancing in Brondesbury.
My Conveyancer in Brondesbury is not listed on the The Royal Bank of Scotland Approved Panel. Can I still use my prefered solicitor even though they are excluded from the The Royal Bank of Scotland list of approved lawyers?
The limited options open to you here include:
- Carry on with your existing Brondesbury lawyers but The Royal Bank of Scotland will need to instruct a lawyer on their list of acceptable firms. This will inevitably rack up the overall conveyancing charges as well as cause frustration.
- Find an alternative solicitor to to deal with the conveyancing, not forgetting to check they are Persuade your conveyancer to use their best endeavours to join the The Royal Bank of Scotland conveyancing panel
Will commercial conveyancing searches reveal planned roadworks that could affect a commercial premises in Brondesbury?
Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Brondesbury will execute a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers expend in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Brondesbury. The search result sets out definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Brondesbury.
For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Brondesbury it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately may cause delays to Brondesbury commercial conveyancing deals as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not carried out for residential conveyancing in Brondesbury.
How does conveyancing in Brondesbury differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Brondesbury come to us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is ready to move into. This is because developers in Brondesbury usually buy the real estate, 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 conveyancing solicitors 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 used to new build conveyancing in Brondesbury or who has acted in the same development.
I’m about to sell my garden apartment in Brondesbury. Conveyancing is yet to be initiated, however I have just had a quarterly maintenance charge invoice – what should I do?
The sensible thing to do is clear the service charge as you normally would as all ground rent and service invoices will be allotted as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.
Having spent years of negotiations we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Brondesbury. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?
You certainly can. We can put you in touch with a Brondesbury conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Brondesbury premises is 50a Cavendish Road in April 2014. The Tribunal determines that the premium payable by the Applicant in respect of the extension of the lease for the flat was £82,319. This case related to 1 flat. The remaining number of years on the lease was 49.26 years.