Some advice if I may. My Downe lawyer is assuring me that he has toapply for Downe conveyancing searches asthe firm are on the HSBCconveyancing panel. Is this really necessary?
Unfortunately both you and your lawyer have little choice here. As you are taking a mortgage with a bank your conveyancing practitioner has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your lawyer would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your lender’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to follow the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook requirements . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out Downe conveyancing searches.
My bid for a property was accepted at auction in Downe. Conveyancing is needed. What happens now?
Having legally bound yourself to purchase you must retain a conveyancing practitioner as a matter of urgency as you are faced with a tight a drop dead date to complete the purchase. An auction property will have an associated legal set of papers. This will likely include the copy title deeds, local authority and drainage searches. If you have purchased leasehold property the conveyancing papers may contain a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing paperwork pertinent to leasehold premises. You should give this to your appointed conveyancing solicitor as soon as possible. Do make sure that that you have the requisite funding organised to complete the transaction on the set completion date.
After weeks of negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Downe. My mortgage broker pressured me to appoint their lawyer. I paid an upfront payment of £200. Shortly after, the conveyancing practitioner contacted me to say that they were not on the Lloyds conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Lloyds panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
I am selling my house. I had a double glazing fitted in February 2006, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My buyer's lender, Santander are being pedantic. The Downe solicitor who is on the Santander conveyancing panel is recommending indemnity insurance as a solution but Santander are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do Santander have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Santander have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Santander may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.
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We're FTB’s - agreed a price, but the agent told us that the owners will only move forward if we appoint their recommended lawyers as they need a ‘quick sale’. We would rather use a high street solicitor used to conveyancing in Downe
It is improbable the owners are behind this. If they require ‘a quick sale', alienating a genuine purchaser is is going to put the whole deal at risk. Contact the owners directly and make sure they understand (a)you are genuine purchasers (b)you are ready to progress, with mortgage lined up © you are chain free (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you are going to instruct your preferred Downe conveyancing lawyers - not the ones that will give their estate agent a kickback or hit his conveyancing figures pre-set by senior management.
I am hoping to put an offer on a small detached house that seems to tick a lot of boxes, at a reasonable price which is making it more attractive. I have since found out that the title is leasehold as opposed to freehold. I would have thought that there are particular concerns buying a house with a leasehold title in Downe. Conveyancing solicitors have not yet been instructed. Will my lawyers set out the implications of buying a leasehold house in Downe ?
The majority of houses in Downe are freehold rather than leasehold. In this scenario it’s worth having a local solicitor who is familiar with the area who can assist with the conveyancing process. We note that you are purchasing in Downe so you should seriously consider looking for a Downe conveyancing solicitor and check that they have experience in dealing with leasehold houses. As a matter of priority you will need to check the unexpired lease term. Being a lessee you will not be at liberty to do whatever you want to the property. The lease comes with conditions for example requiring the freeholder’spermission to carry out changes to the property. It may be necessary to pay a maintenance charge towards the maintenance of the communal areas where the house is part of an estate. Your solicitor will advise you fully on all the issues.
Following months of dialogue we are unable to agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Downe. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?
Where there is a absentee freeholder or if there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant legislation you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to judgment on the price.
An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Downe property is 1 Southlands Court Southlands Road in September 2013. The Leasehold Valuation Tribunal determined that the premium to be paid by the tenant on the grant of a new lease, in accordance with section 56 and Schedule 13 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 was £30,541 This case was in relation to 1 flat. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 50.57 years.
I am in the market for a value for money conveyancing solicitor in Downe to assist me in selling my place. I I am fearful of being overcharged and there are so many Downe conveyancing firms out there...who's the best?
An unbiased personal recommendation from someone who has instructed a conveyancing solicitor previously is always a best. You are bound to know someone who has used a conveyancing lawyer at some point. Feel free to use our tool to compare Downe conveyancing quotes