I am due to move house in July. Does my conveyancing solicitor update the removal company on the completion day. As an aside, can you recommend a removal company in Erith. Conveyancing lawyer was organised prior to coming across your website.
On the day of completion you can pick up the keys from the property agent but this should only take place after the sellers conveyancers confirm to the agent that they have the completion monies and the keys can be passed over. You can inform the removal company that you are ready to move in. As a matter of policy we do not recommend a specific removal organisation but can assist you in finding a conveyancing in Erith or a firm with expertise in conveyancing in Erith.
We had instructed conveyancers locally in Erith on the Barclays solicitor approved list. They are now charging me a separate fee for dealing with the Barclays mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee specified by Barclays?
Unfortunately, so long as it is in their Terms of Engagement or Quote then yes your conveyancer may levy a fee for this. The fee is not dictated by Barclays but by your Erith conveyancing practitioner. Numerous firms on the Barclays panel will charge an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.
Two weeks ago we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Co-operative. Erith conveyancing practitioners were chosen. How long does it take for Co-operative to forward the offer to the property lawyer?
Some lenders take longer than others. Have Co-operative conducted the survey? Have you informed Co-operative as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Co-operative conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.
Do commercial conveyancing searches disclose planned roadworks that could impact a commercial site in Erith?
Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Erith will carry out a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers spend in sourcing accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Erith. The search result provides definitive data 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 Erith.
For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Erith it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately may cause delays to Erith commercial conveyancing deals as well as present a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not carried out for residential conveyancing in Erith.
I used Arc property Solicitors a few years ago for my conveyancing in Erith. Now, I need the files however the law firm has closed. What do I do?
Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Erith of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
In what way can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my commercial property in Erith and how can you help?
The 1954 Act gives security of tenure to business leaseholders, giving them the right to make a request to court for a renewal tenancy and remain in occupation when the lease comes to an end. There are limited grounds that a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are complicated. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Erith is one of the hundreds of areas of the UK in which the firms we work with are located
Estate agents have just been given the go-ahead to market my basement apartment in Erith. Conveyancing lawyers have not yet been instructed, but I have recently received a quarterly maintenance charge invoice – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?
The sensible thing to do is pay the maintenance contribution as you normally would as all rents and service charges should be allotted on completion, so you will be reimbursed by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer unless 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.
I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord for a lease extension without success. Can I apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal? Can you recommend a Erith conveyancing firm to act on my behalf?
Where there is a missing freeholder or if there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to calculate the premium.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Erith property is Various @ Colombus Square in January 2012. the Tribunal calculated the premiums to be paid for new leases for each of the flats in Mariners Walk to be £3822 and the premium to be paid for the new lease of 2 Knights Court to be £4439. This case affected 13 flats. The unexpired term was 76 years.
Is planning permission needed to convert a house into multiple appartments in Erith? This has taken place to a property next door to my house in Erith and was not aware of the conversion until it was complete.
Planning consent is needed for converting a single dwelling in Erith into flats but probably not for reverting once again to single dwelling-house so, in answer to your question, yes,a it is needed.