It may have been a long time coming a loan offer from Nationwide for the remortgage of my single room flat is to be issued imminently. Can you suggest a low cost conveyancing solicitor in Forest Hill?
You have arrived at the wrong place to search for cut-price fees for conveyancing solicitors in Forest Hill. Our aim is to provide excellent value conveyancing but we do not advertise as being the cheapest. Do not be fooled by companies offering the bait of ninety nine pound conveyancing in Forest Hill. At best, in deciding on low cost conveyancing, you will get your money’s worth and at worst you will end up being stung for extras and still not end up with the service required.
I opted to have a survey completed on a house in Forest Hill ahead of retaining solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the property. My surveyor advised that some mortgage companies tend not give a mortgage on this type of house.
It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different requirements from Nationwide. Should you wish to call us we can look into this further with the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Forest Hill. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Forest Hill to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
Am I right to be suspicious by third parties that I am dealing with are recommending a national conveyancing firm as opposed to a High Street Forest Hill conveyancing practice?
As is the case with lots of service providers, often recommendations from relatives can be extremely useful or valuable. But there are lots of players in a conveyancing transaction; estate agents, mortgage brokers and banks may recommend conveyancers to retain. Sometimes the lawyers might be known to one of the organisations as experts in their field, but sometimes there is an underlying commercial relationship behind the recommendation. You have the discretion to appoint your preferred conveyancer. You need to be aware that most lenders specify a panel list of solicitors you have to use for the lender aspect of your conveyancing.
Is it best to instruct a Forest Hill conveyancing solicitor based in the area that I am purchasing? I have an old university friend who can handle the conveyancing however they are based a couple of hundredkilometers drive away.
The primary upside of using a local Forest Hill conveyancing practice is that you can pop in to execute documents, hand in your identification documents and pester them where appropriate. They will also have local insight which is a bonus. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If other friends have used your friend and in the main were content that should trump using an unknown Forest Hill conveyancing lawyer just because they are based in the area.
My wife and I purchased a leasehold house in Forest Hill. Conveyancing and Nationwide Building Society mortgage are in place. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the freehold. Attached was a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1995. The conveyancing solicitor in Forest Hill who previously acted has now retired. Do I pay?
First make enquiries of the Land Registry to make sure that the individual purporting to own the freehold is indeed the new freeholder. You do not need to instruct a Forest Hill conveyancing practitioner to do this as it can be done on-line for a few pound. You should note that regardless, even if this is the rightful freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.
I have attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord for a lease extension without getting anywhere. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on such matters? Can you recommend a Forest Hill conveyancing firm to help?
in cases where there is a missing landlord or where there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant statutes you can apply to the LVT to arrive at the amount due.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Forest Hill residence is Flat 1 40-42 Ewelme Road in August 2012. the Tribunal assessed the premium for the lease extension in the sum of £11,800 This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired term was 61.81 years.
I acquired a flat in Forest Hill last 24/7/2024 and to date it is still not registered with HM Land Registry. It is part of a development site and my solicitor told me that it may take 12 months to complete the registration formalities. I have called the Land Registry directly and they say that the original application was cancelled due to questions not being addressed in time. Should I be concerned?
Call your conveyancing practitioner - Where you are unsatisfied with the responses, find out about their firm’s complaints protocol and amplify your concerns to a Partner. Registrations for Forest Hill conveyancing are not known to be particularly slow.