I opted for a local solicitor for our conveyancing in Charing Cross recently. Going through the official terms of business I seewe are liable for fees even if the movefalls through. Should I ditch them and instruct a web based conveyancing brokerage who offer no-sale-no-fee conveyancing in Charing Cross?
It is usually ‘give and take’ in that if "No Sale No Fee" is offered then the conveyancing charges will tend to be be uplifted to cover those transactions that do not proceed. Also remember that such arrangements generally do not cover disbursements e.g. Charing Cross conveyancing search fees.
Are the Charing Cross conveyancing solicitors identified as being on the Nationwide conveyancing panel, together with their details provided by Nationwide?
Charing Cross conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Nationwide conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Nationwide directly.
My bid for a property was accepted at auction in Charing Cross. Conveyancing is required. What happens now?
Given that you have now for in every practical sense signed on the dotted line you now have to choose a conveyancing practitioner quickly as you will have a pending deadline in which to complete the transaction. Every auction property will have a bespoke auction pack. This will likely include the copy title deeds, local authority and drainage searches. Where you are dealing with leasehold property the conveyancing pack may contain a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing paperwork pertinent to leasehold premises. You should pass this on to the solicitor instructed by you at the earliest opportunity. You also need to ensure that you have funds in place to complete the transaction on the set completion date.
I am the only recipient of my late grandmother’s will and I have everything in my name now, including the house in Charing Cross. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in October. I now wish to sell up. I understand that there is a CML six month 'rule', which means that my proprietorship could be regarded the same way as if I'd bought the house in October. Do I have to wait 6 months to sell?
The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook obliges conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you could be caught by that. How practical a view mortgage companies take of it, depend on the lender as this obligation principally exists to capture the purchase and immediately sell or the wholesaling and assigning of properties.
My offer was accepted on a property in Charing Cross on 3/10/2025, valuation was booked five days later, received a clean bill of health. Property lawyer retained, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Santander and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Santander conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Santander to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Santander conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
four months have gone by following my purchase conveyancing in Charing Cross concluded. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £160,000. 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 property 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.
Hoping to buy a property located in Charing Cross and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Charing Cross. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Charing Cross area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Charing Cross. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found
I am intending to sublet my leasehold apartment in Charing Cross. Conveyancing solicitor who did the purchase is retired - so can't ask her. Is permission from the freeholder required?
Some leases for properties in Charing Cross do contain a provision to say that subletting is only allowed with permission. The landlord is not entitled to unreasonably refuse but, in such cases, they would need to see references. Experience suggests that problems are usually caused by unsatisfactory tenants rather than owner-occupiers and for that reason you can expect the freeholder to take up the references and consider them carefully before granting consent.
After months of dialogue we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Charing Cross. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?
Absolutely. We are happy to put you in touch with a Charing Cross conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement case for a Charing Cross premises is 20 Avonwick Road in July 2013. The Tribunal was dealing with an application under Section 26 of the Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 for a determination of the freehold value of the property. It was concluded that the price to be paid was Fifteen Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy (£15,970) divided as to £8,200 for Flat 20 and £7,770 for Flat 20A This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 73.26 years.