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Selecting the right solicitor is the most important decision when it comes to your East Ham conveyancing

5 reasons to let us help you choose a local conveyancing solicitor in East Ham

  • 1 Property lawyer conveyancing solicitors have excellent personal connections with East Ham estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 2 Solicitors that specialise in conveyancing in East Ham have a grasp oflocal issues specific to East Ham and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and expeditious conveyancing.
  • 3 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 affect property transactions in East Ham
  • 4 East Ham property lawyers will have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents
  • 5 East Ham property lawyers work in conjunction with East Ham estate agents, house builders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to ensure that the highest level of service is offered to buyers and sellers every step of the way, to ensure you’re kept up to date with progress all the way along

Examples of recent conveyancing in East Ham since September 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in East Ham

Is there a reason to use a East Ham conveyancing practice given that national conveyancers are easier on the wallet?

By all means make sure that you compare conveyancing costs in East Ham and you should seek an affordable quote but don’t expend your energy getting the lowest priced East Ham conveyancer. Locating the right conveyancer can be the difference between a smooth and a stressful home move. It is important that you ensure that you have expert guidance from a trusted solicitor. An e-mail can never take the place of a telephone discussion and can never replicate a one to one meeting. Our partner firms will find you a qualified and trusted conveyancing solicitor that will deal with your conveyancing from beginning to end, giving the sort of continuity that you are unlikely to received from an web based conveyancer. Our lawyers will contact you regularly to update you on headway and keep you informed. Should it ever be necessary to contact the office you will be sure who to ask for and they will be sure you're not left wondering what's going on.

My partner and I changing mortgage lender for our penthouse in East Ham with Yorkshire BS. We have a son approaching twenty who lives with us. Our solicitor requested us to identify any adults other than ourselves who reside at the property. The solicitor has now sent a form for our son to sign, waiving any legal rights in the event that the apartment is repossessed. I have two questions (1) Is this document specific to the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel as he never had to sign this form when we bought 4 years ago (2) Does our son by signing this compromise his entitlement to inherit the property?

On the face of it your lawyer has done nothing wrong as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to Yorkshire BS. This is solely used to protect Yorkshire BS if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave. It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of Yorkshire BS had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.

We see that you have a search directory identifying solicitors on the Principality conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I instruct them for our conveyancing in East Ham?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Principality conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in East Ham.

Have purchased a a terraced house in East Ham , What is the estimated time for the Land Registry to deal with the formalities evidencing my proprietorship? My East Ham conveyancing solicitor has been painfully slow, so I want to check the registration formalities are dealt with.

As far as conveyancing in East Ham is concerned, registration is no faster or slower than the rest of England and Wales. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timescales can vary according to who lodges the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry must send notices to any 3rd parties. As of today in the region of three quarters of such applications are fully addressed within 12 days but some can be subject to extensive delays. Registration occurs after the buyer is living at the property therefore an expedited registration is not typically top priority yet if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your lawyers can communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.

How does conveyancing in East Ham differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build residence in East Ham approach us having been asked by the builder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is built. This is because builders in East Ham tend to acquire the real estate, 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 accustomed to new build conveyancing in East Ham or who has acted in the same development.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I put an offer in last month in what should have been a quick, chain free conveyancing. East Ham is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in East Ham are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside East Ham you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in East Ham may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in East Ham regulated by the SRA

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

  • Wiseman Lee Llp, 2 High Street South, East Ham, London, E6 6EU
  • Norman H Barnett & Co, 397 Barking Road, London, E6 2JT
  • Jacobs & Co Solicitors, 451 Barking Road, London, London, E6 2JX
  • Ratna & Co, 169a High Street North, London, London, E6 1JB
  • West Brook Law Ltd, 2a Heigham Road, London, London, E6 2JG

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in East Ham

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in East Ham specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Wiseman Lee Llp, 2 High Street South, East Ham, London, E6 6EU
  • Norman H Barnett & Co, 397 Barking Road, London, E6 2JT
  • Jacobs & Co Solicitors, 451 Barking Road, London, London, E6 2JX
  • Ratna & Co, 169a High Street North, London, London, E6 1JB
  • West Brook Law Ltd, 2a Heigham Road, London, London, E6 2JG

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in East Ham regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in East Ham with expertise in commercial conveyancing in East Ham. This should include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • Wiseman Lee Llp, 2 High Street South, East Ham, London, E6 6EU
  • Norman H Barnett & Co, 397 Barking Road, London, E6 2JT
  • Jacobs & Co Solicitors, 451 Barking Road, London, London, E6 2JX
  • Ratna & Co, 169a High Street North, London, London, E6 1JB
  • West Brook Law Ltd, 2a Heigham Road, London, London, E6 2JG

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

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