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Reasons to use our Forestdale conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 No matter what any other solicitors may claim it may be important to attend your lawyer to execute documents. There are enough parties with an interest in a conveyancing transaction without having to include Royal Mail into the mix.
  • 2 The accumulation of transactions means that Forestdale solicitor have developed excellent links with Forestdale local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of handling your conveyancing in Forestdale.
  • 3 Forestdale solicitors work in conjunction with Forestdale estate agents, property finders, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is offered to clients every step of the way, ensuring the smoothest, most stress-free process possible
  • 4 There is a better than average chance that the other side’s conveyancers have offices in Forestdale - if so sets of lawyers are likely to have worked on conveyancing matters in the past
  • 5 Our site offers largest residential conveyancing directory listing mortgage company approved law firms conducting conveyancing in Forestdale regulated and authorised by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Forestdale since February 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Forestdale

It has taken forever and a day but a mortgage agreement from Nationwide for the refinancing of my 3 room flat is to be issued imminently. Are you able to put forward a low cost conveyancing lawyer in Forestdale?

This site is not designed to assist those in their quest for the lowest fares for conveyancing solicitors in Forestdale. Our aim is to provide excellent value conveyancing but we do not work with the cheapest lawyers. Avoid the trap of appointing organisations offering the bait of £99 conveyancing in Forestdale. In your best case scenario, in choosing a lawyer for cheap conveyancing, you will get your money’s worth and at worst it will result in you being stung for additional fees and still not get the service expected.

Can I use your services to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Forestdale even if I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for instance if I intend to acquire a shop in Forestdale with a mortgage from Virgin Money?

Our search tool is mainly there to get a quote from domestic conveyancing solicitors in Forestdale but we have listed towards the end of this page a few Forestdale commercial conveyancing firms. You should speak with the solicitors directly to check if they are also authorised to represent Virgin Money

I'm the single beneficiary of my late father’s estate and I have everything in my name now, including the my former home in Forestdale. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in April. I want to move. I understand that there is a Mortgage Lenders 6 month 'rule', which means that my proprietorship will be treated the same way as if I'd bought the house in April. Do I have to wait 6 months to sell?

The CML handbook instructs conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you might be affected by that. How practical a view mortgage companies take of it, depend on the lender as this clause is primarily there to capture the purchase and immediately sell or the wholesaling and assigning of property.

I have a mortgage with Bank of Ireland for my property in Forestdale. Conveyancing was finalised some time ago. Should I wish to rent out my property and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a buy-to-let mortgage or inform Bank of Ireland?

You must advise Bank of Ireland in advance of renting your property as this is likely to be a breach of Bank of Ireland’s mortgage conditions. It may be that Bank of Ireland will allow you to rent out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Bank of Ireland directly. You need not do this via a Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel firm.

I am due to exchange contracts on my house. I had a double glazing fitted in January 2008, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s lender, Kent Reliance are being pedantic. The Forestdale solicitor who is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel is recommending indemnity insurance as a solution but Kent Reliance are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do Kent Reliance have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?

It is probably the case that Kent Reliance have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Kent Reliance may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I have offered on last month in what should have been a quick, chain free conveyancing. Forestdale is the location of the property. What do you suggest?

Flying freeholds in Forestdale are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Forestdale you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Forestdale may decide 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.

I own a basement flat in Forestdale. Given that I can not reach agreement with the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the sum payable for a lease extension?

Absolutely. We can put you in touch with a Forestdale conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement case for a Forestdale flat is The Woodlands 95 Purley Park Road in April 2009. The Tribunals own valuation produced the figure of £37,912. This case related to 6 flats. The unexpired term was 78.32 years.

In relation to leasehold conveyancing in Forestdale what are the most frequent lease problems?

There is nothing unique about leasehold conveyancing in Forestdale. Most leases are unique and drafting errors can result in certain clauses are missing. The following missing provisions could result in a defective lease:

    Repairing obligations to or maintain elements of the premises Maintenance charge proportions which don’t add up to the correct percentage

A defective lease will likely cause problems when trying to sell a property primarily because it impacts on the ability to obtain a mortgage on the property. HSBC Bank, The Royal Bank of Scotland, and Bank of Ireland all have very detailed requirements when it comes to what is expected in a lease. If a mortgage lender believes that the lease is problematic they may refuse to provide security, forcing the buyer to pull out.

I am purchasing a garden apartment in Forestdale. Conveyancing solicitor is awaiting, from the seller, building insurance schedule. I was told today I was advised that the vendor must forward the insurance documents for the flat above as well. Why does my lawyer want to see the insurance for the other flat? Is it strictly required? We have been in hold for the previous three weeks…

It is not unheard of in leasehold conveyancing in Forestdale to discover Conveyancing in Forestdale in a minority of cases reveals that the lease requires the tenant's to insure their individual flats rather than the landlord insuring the entire building - which is clearly preferable. Do check with your property lawyer but it would seem that your solicitor is attempting to verify that the entire building is insured. Insuring your apartment is no help when it comes to rebuilding after a fire if the other flat cannot be reinstated due to lack of insurance.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Forestdale regulated by the SRA

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

  • Edridges & Drummonds, Crossways Parade, Selsdon Park Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 8JJ
  • Gordon Gray, 133 Addington Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 8LH
  • Manchesters, 21 Limpsfield Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 9LA
  • Sandom Robinson, Triumph House, Station Approach, Sanderstead Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 0PL
  • Allen Barfields, Gainsford House, 115 Station Road, West Wickham, Kent, BR4 0PX

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Forestdale

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Forestdale with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Rent Act Protected, Assured and Assured Shorthold tenancies

  • Edridges & Drummonds, Crossways Parade, Selsdon Park Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 8JJ
  • Sandom Robinson, Triumph House, Station Approach, Sanderstead Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 0PL
  • Allen Barfields, Gainsford House, 115 Station Road, West Wickham, Kent, BR4 0PX
  • Alfred James & Co Solicitors Llp, Alfred James House, 406a Brighton Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 6AN
  • Simman Solicitors, 83 South End, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 1BG

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Forestdale regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Forestdale practicing in commercial conveyancing in Forestdale. This may include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Edridges & Drummonds, Crossways Parade, Selsdon Park Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 8JJ
  • Gordon Gray, 133 Addington Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 8LH
  • Sandom Robinson, Triumph House, Station Approach, Sanderstead Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 0PL
  • Allen Barfields, Gainsford House, 115 Station Road, West Wickham, Kent, BR4 0PX
  • Alfred James & Co Solicitors Llp, Alfred James House, 406a Brighton Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 6AN

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