My previous lawyer has given a fee estimate £1400 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Chalk Farm. I’m looking to sell a purpose built house for £250,000. This sounds over the top. Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Chalk Farm?
The estimate does seem marginally overpriced. If you shop around you might shave off some of the expense by perhaps a hundred pounds. On the other hand, you maycome to rue choosing an an untested solicitor. If is important to enquire the firm can represent your mortgage company. You can employ our search tool to choose a Chalk Farm conveyancing company on the lender’s conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Chalk Farm.
When will exchange of contracts take place for sale conveyancing in Chalk Farm and do I need to be at the conveyancers branch?
If you are near to our conveyancing solicitors in Chalk Farm you are invited in to sign contracts. However, the law practices we work with offer countrywide coverage for conveyancing and provide just as diligent and professional a job for you when dealing with you by post or email. The signing of the contract is not the important part. Signing on the dotted line is necessary for the solicitor to address the formalities at the appropriate time, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The procedure is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where a long "chain" is in the mix, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Chalk Farm)to be in the office at the appropriate time.
I am looking to buy a property and require a conveyancing solicitor in Chalk Farm who is on the Barnsley Building Society solicitor. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Barnsley Building Society in certain locations such as Chalk Farm. We dont recommend any particular firm.
Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Chalk Farm before instructing lawyers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. The surveyor has said that some mortgage companies will not give a loan on this type of premises.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different instructions from Nationwide. If you contact us we can investigate further via the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Chalk Farm. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Chalk Farm to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my aunt I am disposing of a residence in Newport but reside in Chalk Farm. My conveyancer (based 260 kilometers awayrequires that I execute a statutory declaration ahead of completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Chalk Farm who can attest and place their company stamp on the document?
Technically speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Chalk Farm based
There are only 72 years left on my flat in Chalk Farm. I am keen to extend my lease but my freeholder is can not be found. What should I do?
On the basis that you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be lengthened by the magistrate. However, you will be required to demonstrate that you or your lawyers have made all reasonable attempts to find the freeholder. In some cases a specialist should be useful to carry out a search and to produce a report which can be accepted by the court as evidence that the freeholder can not be located. It is advisable to get professional help from a property lawyer both on devolving into the landlord’s disappearance and the vesting order request to the County Court overseeing Chalk Farm.
We have reached the end of our tether in seeking a lease extension in Chalk Farm. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on premiums?
if there is a missing landlord or where there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to calculate the amount due.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Chalk Farm residence is Flat 2 27 Mackeson Road in December 2012. The Tribunal assessed the value of the lease extension premium at £35,435 and rounded the figure to £35,500 This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired lease term was 64.77 years.