What is the first thing I need to know regarding purchase conveyancing in Colindale?
Not many law firms shout this from the rooftops but conveyancing in Colindale and elsewhere in North London is an adversarial process. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there is lots of opportunity for friction between you and other parties involved in the transaction. E.g., the seller, selling agent and even potentially your lender. Selecting a law firm for your conveyancing in Colindale an important selection as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY party in the transaction whose role it is to protect your legal interests and to protect you.
We are witnessing a definite ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone has to be at fault for the process taking so long. You your first instinct should be to trust your conveyancer above all other players when it comes to the legal assignment of property.
My home in Colindale is up for sale and I have a purchaser. Does my lawyer need to be on the Santander conveyancing panel in order to deal with repayment of my mortgage?
Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Santander conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their requirements fairly frequently currently.
I appreciate that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Do I need chancel insurance when purchasing a house in Colindale? or I am told that there is a law dating back centuries that means some owners of property residing in a parish church boundary will be compelled to contribute towards repairs towards the chancel within the church. Is this suitable for conveyancing in Colindale?
Unless a previous acquisition of the property took place post 12 October 2013 you could assume that conveyancing practitioners carrying out conveyancing in Colindale to continue to advocate a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Colindale?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Colindale. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
How do I use your search tool to locate a conveyancing solicitor in Colindale on the authorised to act for my bank?
Step one is to select a lender such as National Westminster Bank, The Mortgage Works or TSB then type in your location e.g. Colindale. Conveyancing organisations in Colindale and further afield will then be shown.
I need to find a conveyancing solicitor for sale conveyancing in Colindale. I've stumble upon a web site which looks to be the perfect answer If there is a chance to get all formalities done via web that would be ideal. Do I need to be concerned? What are the potential pitfalls?
As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?