I can't travel far from Hither Green. Is there a reason why all Hither Green conveyancers aren't included on all mortgage company panels?
As unjust as it may seem for lenders to limit who can act for them, from the public’s or lawyer’s point of view, the other side of the coin is that lenders are becoming ever more anxious and consider it imperative to defend themselves against mortgage fraud. As a consequence of this concern lenders have reduced their panel of approved conveyancing lawyers to a size that they are happy to control.
I used Arc property Solicitors a few years ago for my conveyancing in Hither Green. Now, I need the documents however the law firm has closed. What do I do?
You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Hither Green of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Hither Green before instructing lawyers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the house. Our surveyor has said that some mortgage companies tend refuse to issue a loan on a flying freehold house.
It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different instructions from Nationwide. If you contact us we can look into this further via the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Hither Green. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
Should I appoint a Hither Green conveyancing practitioner based in the vicinity that I am purchasing? We have a good friend who can execute the conveyancing but his firm is located approximately 350miles away.
The primary upside of using a local Hither Green conveyancing practice is that you can pop in to execute paperwork, present your identification documents and apply pressure on them where appropriate. They will also have local insight which is a bonus. That being said 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 must outweigh using an unknown Hither Green conveyancing lawyer just because they are local.
What advice can you give us when it comes to choosing a Hither Green conveyancing practice to deal with our lease extension?
If you are instructing a solicitor for your lease extension (regardless if they are a Hither Green conveyancing practice) it is most important that they be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of work. We recommend that you speak with several firms including non Hither Green conveyancing practices before you instructing a firm. Where the conveyancing practice is ALEP accredited then that’s a bonus. The following questions might be of use:
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How many lease extensions has the firm carried out in Hither Green in the last twenty four months?
I own a ground-floor 1960’s flat in Hither Green. Given that I can not reach agreement with the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the amount payable for a lease extension?
Most definitely. We can put you in touch with a Hither Green conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Hither Green premises is 18 Handen Road in April 2013. On 26 October 2012 District Judge Zimmels sitting at the Lambeth County Court made a Vesting Order that the Applicants be granted the right to acquire the freehold upon such terms and at such price determined by the LVT. The Tribunal arrived a figure of £39,535 as a valuation for the enfranchisement. This case affected 3 flats. The unexpired lease term was 69.05 years.
The conveyancing solicitors conducting our conveyancing in Hither Green has sent papers to review that reveal that the land is unregistered with epitome documents. Is it not the case that all properties in Hither Green should be registered?
Although most properties in Hither Green are now registered with HMLR there are still a few that are unregistered. Any property in Hither Green that has been purchased since the late 1980’s will have been registered at the HM Land Registry under the compulsory ‘first registration’ scheme. However, if a Hither Green property has not changed hands in that time then it’s likely the old fashioned title deeds will be the only evidence of ownership.Plenty of Hither Green conveyancing solicitors should be familiar with such matters but in the event that uncertainty prevails the standard recommendation nowadays is for the vendor’s solicitor to undertake the registration formalities first and then deal with the transfer to the buyer - this undoubtedly cause a prolonged conveyancing.