Having sold my house in Coulsdon last May yet the purchaser is e-mailing daily to moan that her solicitor is waiting to hear from mylawyer. What should have happened following completion?
Post completion of your sale your conveyancer should deliver the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the purchaser's conveyancer. Where relevant, your lawyer must also send confirmation that the mortgage has been redeemed to the purchasers lawyers. There are no post completion tasks unique to conveyancing in Coulsdon.
I am about to put a bid on a leasehold flat in Coulsdon. The estate agents assure me that it is standard for flats in Coulsdon to have less than 75 years remaining. I am getting a mortgage with Platform. Is this going to be acceptable if the lease has 72 years remaining.
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are securing a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 7/10/2025 the requirements read as follows :
2 months have elapsed since my purchase conveyancing in Coulsdon took place. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £180,000. 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 asset 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.
How does conveyancing in Coulsdon differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build premises in Coulsdon contact us having been asked by the housebuilder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is ready to move into. This is because new home sellers in Coulsdon typically buy 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 used to new build conveyancing in Coulsdon or who has acted in the same development.
Over the last few months I have been searching for a ground for flat up to £195,000 and found one round the corner in Coulsdon I like with a park and railway links nearby, the downside is that it's only got 61 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Coulsdon in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a lease with such few years left?
Should you require a home loan that many years may be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current owner has owned the premises for a minimum of 2 years you may request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor regarding this.
I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Coulsdon for my sale. Is there any facility to review a firm’s record with the legal regulator?
Members of the public can search for published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from investigations commenced on or after 1 January 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For information Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors history, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator could recorded telephone calls for training reasons.