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5 reasons to let us help you find a high street conveyancing solicitor in Crook Log

  • 1 Solicitors accustomed to conveyancing in Crook Log regularly deal withlocal concerns specific to Crook Log and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and expeditious conveyancing.
  • 2 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these organisations are often located hundreds of miles away with limited appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in Crook Log
  • 3 The firms listed on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.
  • 4 There is a better than average chance that the the conveyancers for the other party have offices in Crook Log - if so sets of conveyancers will be familiar
  • 5 No matter what any other solicitors advise it may be necessary to visit your lawyer to execute documents. There are various parties with engaged in a house sale without needing to include the postman into the pot.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Crook Log since December 2024*

Transfer

of terraced premises, Portman Close, DA7 4HG completing on 16/01/2025 at a price of £500,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion, setting up the completion formalities

Disposal

of apartment Talehangers Close DA6 8AE, at buying sum of £245,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion, agreeing completion date with parties

Sale

of semi residence, Basilon Road, DA7 4RG completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £557,400. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

Transfer

of semi residence, Upland Road, DA7 4NR completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £345,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s lawyers

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Crook Log

Our solicitor has uncovered a defect with the lease for the property we are buying in Crook Log. The seller’s lawyers have suggested defective title insurance as a solution. We are content with insurance and will pay for it. Our property lawyer has advised that he must be satisfied that the mortgage company is happy with this solution. Who is the client here, us or the lender?

Regardless of the fact that you have a mortgage offer from the lender does not mean to say that the property will meet their requirements for the purposes of a mortgage. Your lawyer has to ensure that the lease has to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions. You and the mortgage company are the client. These conveyancing instructions have to be complied with.

What does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Crook Log? Why is this being asked of me?

Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering regulations require solicitors and licensed conveyancers to verify the identity of the potential client they are dealing with prior to agreeing to accepting their conveyancing retainer. The Terms of Engagement that you need to sign should stipulate this. Your lawyer also has obligations to obtain certain documents in accordance with the CML Lenders Handbook requirements last updated on 1st December 2014. If you refuse to supply identification documents, your conveyancer can not take you on as a client.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Crook Log?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Crook Log. 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 does conveyancing in Crook Log differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Crook Log approach us having been asked by the developer to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is finished. This is because builders in Crook Log tend to purchase the land, 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 accustomed to new build conveyancing in Crook Log or who has acted in the same development.

How can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my business offices in Crook Log and how can your lawyers assist?

The 1954 Act affords a safeguard to business tenants, granting the legal entitlement to apply to court for a new lease and continue in occupation at the end of an expired lease. There are certain specified grounds where a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are complicated. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Crook Log is one of our numerous locations in which our lawyers have offices

I've found a house that appears to be perfect, at a great price which is making it all the more appealing. I have just discovered that it's a leasehold rather than freehold. I would have thought that there are issues buying a house with a leasehold title in Crook Log. Conveyancing solicitors have are soon to be appointed. Will they explain the issues?

The majority of houses in Crook Log are freehold and not leasehold. In this scenario it’s worth having a local solicitor used to dealing with such properties who can assist with the conveyancing process. We note that you are buying in Crook Log so you should seriously consider shopping around for a Crook Log conveyancing solicitor and be sure that they are used to dealing with leasehold houses. As a matter of priority you will need to check the number of years remaining. As a leaseholder you will not be entirely free to do whatever you want with the house. The lease comes with conditions for example obtaining the landlord’sconsent to carry out changes to the property. It may be necessary to pay a service charge towards the upkeep of the communal areas where the house is part of an estate. Your conveyancer will advise you fully on all the issues.

I have had difficulty in trying to purchase the freehold in Crook Log. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?

Where there is a absentee freeholder or where there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant legislation you can apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to calculate the price payable.

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Crook Log residence is Various @ Colombus Square in January 2012. the Tribunal calculated the premiums to be paid for new leases for each of the flats in Mariners Walk to be £3822 and the premium to be paid for the new lease of 2 Knights Court to be £4439. This case related to 13 flats. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 76 years.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Crook Log regulated by the SRA

It is important to note that the listed firms do not limit their work for conveyancing in Crook Log but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.

  • Stuart Hurrion & Green, 33 Crook Log, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 8EB
  • Baynards, 308b Broadway, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 8AA
  • Thomas Boyd Whyte, 302 Broadway, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 8AB
  • Thos Boyd Whyte, 287-289 Broadway, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 8AJ
  • Aletta Shaw Ltd, 289 Broadway, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 8DG

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Crook Log

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Crook Log with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Court proceedings for possession

  • Stuart Hurrion & Green, 33 Crook Log, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 8EB
  • Thomas Boyd Whyte, 302 Broadway, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 8AB
  • Thos Boyd Whyte, 287-289 Broadway, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 8AJ
  • Chancellors Lea Brewer Llp, 246 Broadway, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 8BB
  • Simon C Potts Limited, C/o T G Baynes, Broadway House, 208 Broadway, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 7BG

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Crook Log regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Crook Log but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Cain Associates Llp, 297 The Broadway, DA6 8DG
  • Ducat Law Ltd, TMS House, BR5 3QB

*Source acknowledgement: House price data produced by Land Registry as well data supplied by Lexsure Ltd.

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