I went with a Greenwich based lawyer for our conveyancing in Greenwich last week. Going through the Terms I notewe are responsible for fees even where the conveyance does not complete. Would I be best advised to appoint a web based solicitor practice promoting no completion no charge conveyancing in Greenwich?
Generally there is a concession along the lines that if "No Completion No Fee" is available then the fee levels will tend to be be uplifted to cover those cases that do not proceed. You should be mindful that these deals tend not to cover disbursements such your Greenwich conveyancing search costs.
Please could you suggest a Chelsea Building Society allowed Greenwich conveyancing lawyer who can have us moved in within 10 days? Am I best advised to unstruct a local Greenwich conveyancer or an online firm?
We can recommend some very good Greenwich conveyancing firms. You can also walk up the main road in Greenwich. Go in to two or three firms and request to speak with a conveyancing solicitor for a fee estimate. Discuss your expectations together with your reasons and get a commitment on speed. Select the lawyer that you are most comfortable with.
A friend informed me that in buying a property in Greenwich there could be a number of restrictions preventing external changes to the property. Is this right?
There are anumerous of properties in Greenwich which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to carry out external variations. Part of the conveyancing in Greenwich should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
We are planning to move house in August. Will my conveyancing solicitor liaise with the removal company on the completion day. Incidentally, can you put forward a removal company in Greenwich. Conveyancing solicitor was found before I stumbled across your website.
On the day of completion you can pick up the house keys from the property agent but this should only take place after the previous owners conveyancers confirm to the agent that they have the completion monies and the keys can be given over. After that you should inform the removal company that they can start moving you in. We do not recommend a specific removal organisation but can help you locate a residential property solicitor in Greenwich or a solicitor that specialises in conveyancing in Greenwich.
I have paid off my mortgage with Coventry BS. I assume I don't need a Greenwich solicitor on the Coventry BS panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.
If you have finished paying off your Coventry BS mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Coventry BS mortgage from the register. Coventry BS, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
- but are not moving to another property
- where Coventry BS has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- Coventry BS has instructed the Land Registry to do so
I have todayfound out that Arc property Solicitors have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Greenwich for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 10 months ago. How can I be sure that my home is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?
The easiest method to see if the property is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Greenwich conveyancing specialists.
I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Greenwich for my remortgage. Is there any facility to review a solicitor's complaints history with the legal regulator?
You can search for published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find records Pre 2008, or to check a firm's record, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For non-uk callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator sometimes monitor call for training reasons.
Having checked my lease I have discovered that there are only 72 years left on my flat in Greenwich. I need to get lease extension but my landlord is missing. What are my options?
On the basis that you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be extended by the magistrate. However, you will be required to demonstrate that you have done all that could be expected to locate the lessor. In some cases an enquiry agent should be helpful to try and locate and to produce an expert document which can be accepted by the court as evidence that the freeholder is indeed missing. It is wise to seek advice from a conveyancer in relation to investigating the landlord’s disappearance and the vesting order request to the County Court covering Greenwich.
I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord to extend my lease without success. Can one make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal? Can you recommend a Greenwich conveyancing firm to represent me?
Most certainly. We are happy to put you in touch with a Greenwich conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Greenwich premises is 73 Walerand Road in August 2012. the result of the findings of the Tribunal led to a premium to be paid for the extended lease in respect of Flat 73 in the sum of £10,040. The premium applicable in respect of Flat 85 was £5,710. This case related to 2 flats. The unexpired term was 72 years.