Why would I appoint a East Acton conveyancing practice given that national conveyancers are more affordable?
To take your time to find get 2 or 3 like-for-like quotes for conveyancing costs in East Acton and you should seek a competitive fee calculation but don’t become consumed with searching for the cheapest East Acton conveyancer. Locating the right conveyancer can mark the distinction between a seamless and a frustrating house move. It is important that you ensure that you have expert guidance from a trusted conveyancer. Emails can't be as helpful as a phone call and can never replicate a one to one meeting. The firms that we work with will appoint you a qualified and top rated conveyancing solicitor that will tackle your conveyancing from from the outset to completion, giving the sort of personalised service that you rarely receive from an internet conveyancer. He or She will keep you updated as to progress and keep you informed. If you ever need to phone the office you will know who to ask for and they will endeavour to make sure that you are kept fully informed.
I recently had an offer agreed on an apartment in East Acton. My financial adviser suggested a lawyer. I paid an advanced payment of £225. Shortly after, the lawyer contacted me to say that they were not on the Virgin Money 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 Virgin Money 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 had an offer accepted on a house in East Acton on 3/11/2025, valuation was booked 4 days later, received a clean bill of health. Solicitor appointed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Principality and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Principality conveyancing panel. Are Principality entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Principality to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Principality conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
TSB have agreed my mortgage in principle, my bid on a flat in East Acton has been accepted, now what?
Your property agent will wish to know who your solicitors are (make sure the property lawyers are on the bank’s approved list). Call up TSB or your financial adviser and finalise any relevant paperwork. TSB will instruct a valuer who will get in contact with the selling agent or vendor to arrange an appointment. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes on average a week to receive the mortgage offer. TSB will send the offer to you and your conveyancing practitioners. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in East Acton.
Should commercial conveyancing searches reveal impending roadworks that may impact a commercial property in East Acton?
Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in East Acton will order a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers invest in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in East Acton. The report provides definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in East Acton.
For each commercial conveyancing transaction in East Acton it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately can result in delays to East Acton commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not ordered for residential conveyancing in East Acton.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in East Acton?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in East Acton. 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 East Acton differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build premises in East Acton approach us having been asked by the seller to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is constructed. This is because builders in East Acton usually 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 conveyancers 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 East Acton or who has acted in the same development.
I’m about to sell my 2 bed flat in East Acton. Conveyancing is yet to be initiated, but I have recently had a yearly service charge invoice – what should I do?
It best that you clear the invoice as usual given that all rents and maintenance charges will be apportioned as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you will be reimbursed by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.
We have reached the end of our tether in trying to purchase the freehold in East Acton. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
Where there is a missing landlord or if there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant statutes you can apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to make a decision on the amount due.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a East Acton residence is 49 Long Drive in March 2014. The tribunal concluded that the price payable for the freehold interest in the Property should be £26,491 divided as to £12,546 in respect of the ground floor flat and £13,945 in respect of the first floor flat This case related to 2 flats. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 68.47 years.