Completed the sale of my flat in Bush Hill Park last April but the buyer keeps texting daily to say their lawyer needs to hear from mysolicitor. What are the post completion sale formalities now that I have sold?
After completion of your house sale your solicitor should forward the transfer deeds and all of the paperwork to the purchaser's conveyancer. Where appropriate, your lawyer should also evidence that the home loan has been repaid to the purchasers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion formalities just for conveyancing in Bush Hill Park.
What is your number one tip for choosing a conveyancing solicitor in Bush Hill Park
Do not opt for the cheapest Bush Hill Park conveyancing quote. You really do get what you pay for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you know exactly what you’ll have to pay in advance.
We are buying a terrace house in Bush Hill Park. Our aim is to carry out a loft conversion at the house.Will legal work on the property involve investigations to ascertain if these works are allowed?
Your property lawyer should review the deeds as conveyancing in Bush Hill Park will sometimes identify restrictions in the title deeds which prevent categories of works or need the permission of another owner. Certain extensions require local authority planning permissions and approval in compliance with building regulations. Some areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or impact extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.
My offer was accepted on an apartment in Bush Hill Park on 7/5/2025, valuation was booked five days after, received a clean bill of health. Solicitor appointed, so all that was missing 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. Can the lender hold off the offer?
A lender would not issue an offer 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.
A relative recommended that if I am purchasing in Bush Hill Park I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
A search of this type is occasionally included in the estimate for your Bush Hill Park conveyancing searches. It is not a small report of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing significant information about Bush Hill Park around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information concerning Bush Hill Park.
How does conveyancing in Bush Hill Park differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build property in Bush Hill Park approach us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is built. This is because new home sellers in Bush Hill Park tend to purchase the site, 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 Bush Hill Park or who has acted in the same development.
Due to the guidance of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Bush Hill Park in advance of appointing solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. Our surveyor advised that some lenders may refuse to grant a mortgage on a flying freehold house.
It varies from the lender to lender. Santander has different requirements from Halifax. Should you wish to call us we can investigate further with the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Bush Hill Park. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Bush Hill Park especially if they are acquainted with such properties in Bush Hill Park.
My uncle has suggested that I appoint his conveyancing solicitors in Bush Hill Park. Should I use them?
Much as we are happy to recommend a Bush Hill Park conveyancing lawyer the best way to select a conveyancing practitioner is to get feedback from friends or family who have actually used the solicitor that you are are thinking of instructing.