My family solicitor has given a fee estimate £1150 for no completion no fee conveyancing in Crystal Palace. I’m looking to sell a purpose built detached home for £175,000. This sounds over the top. Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Crystal Palace?
The estimate does seem marginally steep. Where you are happy to invest time comparing costs you may be able to get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by as much as a hundred pounds. On the other hand, you maycome to regret choosing an an unknown lawyer. If is important to ensure that the firm can act for your bank. Do employ our comparison tool to select a Crystal Palace conveyancing firm on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Crystal Palace.
We had chosen conveyancers locally in Crystal Palace on the Nationwide solicitor panel. They have just invoiced me an additional sum for the legal aspects of the Nationwide mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee set by Nationwide?
As unfair as it may appear, as long as it’s in their Terms of Engagement or Quote then yes your lawyer is entitled to charge a fee for this. The charge is not set by Nationwide but by your Crystal Palace lawyer. Some firms on the Nationwide panel will quote an ‘acting for lender’ fee but many firms incorporate it on their overall fee.
I am currently in the process of buying my council flat in Crystal Palace. I have a mortgage offer with Barclays. Conveyancing is not something I have any knowledge of. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should have one. Any advice?
It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Barclays, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Barclays conveyancing panel.
I had an offer accepted on an apartment in Crystal Palace on 29/10/2025, valuation was booked 3 days after, all came back fine. Solicitor instructed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to RBS and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the RBS conveyancing panel. Are RBS entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for RBS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the RBS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
What does a local search reveal regarding the property I am purchasing in Crystal Palace?
Crystal Palace conveyancing often starts with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search organisations for instance Onsearch The local search plays a central part in many a Crystal Palace conveyancing purchase; as long as you wish to avoid any unpleasant surprises after you move into your property. The search will supply data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of 13 subject headings.
I moved into my flat on 3 October and my personal details is not yet registered. Should I be concerned? My conveyancing solicitor in Crystal Palace said it will be dealt with in less than a month. Are transfers in Crystal Palace particularly slow to register?
There is nothing unique when it comes to conveyancing in Crystal Palace registration formalities. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timescales can vary depending on who lodges the application, whether there are errors and if the Land registry need to notify any 3rd parties. As of today in the region of three quarters of such applications are fully addressed in less than three weeks but occasionally there can be longer hold-ups. Historically registration takes place after the buyer has moved in to the premises thus registration formalities is not typically primary concern yet if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your conveyancer should contact the land registry and explain the circumstances.
We're FTB’s - agreed a price, yet the estate agent told us that the vendor will only move forward if we instruct the agent's chosen solicitors as they want an ‘expedited deal’. Our preferred option is to instruct a local solicitor who is accustomed to conveyancing in Crystal Palace
We suspect that the seller is not behind this request. Should the owner require ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a serious purchaser is not the way to achieve this. Speak to the owners direct and make sure they comprehend that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to progress, with finances in place © you have nothing to sell (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you will continue to appoint your own,trusted Crystal Palace conveyancing lawyers - rather thanthose that will earn their negotiator at the agency a introducer fee or achieve conveyancing figures demanded by senior management.
Helen (my wife) and I may need to sub-let our Crystal Palace ground floor flat temporarily due to a new job. We used a Crystal Palace conveyancing practice in 2001 but they have closed and we did not have the foresight to seek any advice as to whether the lease prohibits the subletting of the flat. How do we find out?
Some leases for properties in Crystal Palace 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 review 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.
I have attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord for a lease extension without success. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal decide on such matters? Can you recommend a Crystal Palace conveyancing firm to help?
Most certainly. We can put you in touch with a Crystal Palace conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Crystal Palace premises is Flat 1 4 Border Crescent in March 2012. the Tribunal decided that the sum payable by the Applicants to the Respondent in respect of the new lease for the subject property should be £11,616.00 (ElevenThousand and Six Hundred and Sixteen Pounds) This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 72.04 years.