We are looking to buy a flat and need a conveyancing solicitor in East London who is on the TSB conveyancing panel. Can you recommend a local solicitor?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for TSB . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in East London.
We're in East London, First timers purchasing with a mortgage (lender is UBS , and our solicitor is on the UBS conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the UBS conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no property lawyer should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.
How does conveyancing in East London differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build property in East London contact us having been asked by the developer to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is finished. This is because house builders in East London usually acquire the site, 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 London or who has acted in the same development.
My business partner and I are intending to lease a unit on the high street. Can you recommend conveyancers offering fixed costs for commercial conveyancing in East London for under £1,200?
We can recommend firms who have an in-depth of experience of commercial conveyancing in East London, including the disposal and acquisition of businesses as well as simply premises. If you are intending to purchase or sell a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a whole business we will put you in touch with the right solicitor. As for the charges this will depend on the structure and nuances of the proposed transaction. Please provide us with your details or phone us so that we can provide you with a fixed commercial conveyancing quote.
In sourcing the internet for the term cheap conveyancing in East London it shows results of many property lawyersin the area. With so much choice what is the best way to find the right conveyancing solicitor for the sale of my house?
The best way of finding a suitable conveyancer is via trusted referral, so ask friends and family who have purchased a property in East London or the local estate agent or financial adviser. Fees for conveyancing in East London vary, so it's sensible to obtain a minimum of three costs illustrations from different conveyancers. Make sure that you clarify that the charges are guaranteed not to rise.
Harry (my fiance) and I may need to let out our East London 1st floor flat temporarily due to a career opportunity. We used a East London conveyancing practice in 2003 but they have closed and we did not have the foresight to seek any advice as to whether the lease allows us to sublet. How do we find out?
The lease dictates the relationship between the landlord and you the flat owner; specifically, it will set out if subletting is not allowed, or permitted but only subject to certain caveats. The accepted inference is that if the lease contains no specific ban or restriction, subletting is permitted. Most leases in East London do not prevent subletting altogether – such a clause would adversely affect the market value the property. In most cases there is a basic requirement that the owner notifies the freeholder, possibly sending a copy of the tenancy agreement.
My wife and I have hit a brick wall in trying to purchase the freehold in East London. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
Most definitely. We can put you in touch with a East London conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement case for a East London residence is 20 Avonwick Road in July 2013. The Tribunal was dealing with an application under Section 26 of the Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 for a determination of the freehold value of the property. It was concluded that the price to be paid was Fifteen Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy (£15,970) divided as to £8,200 for Flat 20 and £7,770 for Flat 20A This case affected 1 flat. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 73.26 years.