Can you suggest a Halifax accepted Clapham conveyancing conveyancer that can complete within a short deadline? Am I best advised to go for a high street Clapham firm or an online conveyancer?
We can recommend some very good Clapham conveyancing firms. You can also walk up the main road in Clapham. Go in to two or three law practices and ask to see a conveyancing solicitor for a costs illustration. Mention your expectations together with the reasons and get an assurance on speed. Appoint the lawyer that you are most comfortable with.
We are looking to buy a property and require a conveyancing solicitor in Clapham who is on the TSB conveyancing panel. Can you recommend a local conveyancing firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for TSB . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Clapham.
I require quick conveyancing in Clapham as I am faced with a deadline to exchange contracts within one month. Fortunately I do not need a mortgage. Can I avoid the conveyancing searches to save fees and time?
As you are are a mortgage free buyer you are at free not to do searches although no solicitor would recommend that you don't. With plenty of history conveyancing in Clapham the following are examples of what can appear and therefore impact the marketability of the property: Enforcement Actions, Overdue Fees, Overdue Grants, Road Schemes,...
The deeds to our house can not be found. The solicitors who handled the conveyancing in Clapham 10 years ago no longer exist. What are my options?
You no longer need to hold title original deeds to establish that you are the registered proprietor of land or premises, given that the Land Registry hold details of all registered land or property electronically.
I am a negotiator for a reputable estate agent office in Clapham where we have witnessed a few leasehold sales put at risk as a result of leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have received inconsistent advice from local Clapham conveyancing firms. Please can you shed some light as to whether the seller of a flat can commence the lease extension process for the buyer?
Provided that the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to kick-start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is that the buyer can avoid having to wait 2 years for a lease extension. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed before, or simultaneously with completion of the sale.
An alternative approach is to agree the lease extension with the freeholder either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the purchaser.
I own a a ground floor purpose built flat in Clapham. In the absence of agreement between myself and the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the amount payable for the purchase of the freehold?
Where there is a absentee landlord or if there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the LVT to assess the sum to be paid.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement case for a Clapham residence is 23 Chelsham Road in May 2013. the Tribunal found that the sum of £13,870.00 was payable for the freehold following a vestig order having been granted by Swansea County Court dated 1st March 2013 This case related to 3 flats. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 99 years.
My conveyancers in Clapham have advised me that they can not locate my conveyancing file. At the time of my purchase I took out a mortgage with the lender. Is it case that being on the bank 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 bank directly.