I am searching for value for money conveyancer. Do I opt for a national conveyancer as opposed to a family Holborn conveyancing lawyer?
Generally conveyancing solicitors in your area will enjoy excellent relationships with your local authority, which could help with your Holborn conveyancing searches that your lawyer will require. It can only assist if they enjoy existing connections with the Local Land Registry Office your area Holborn, other property lawyers in the neighbourhood and Holborn Estate Agents.
Finally the sale completed on my house in Holborn last February but our buyer keeps whats apping every few hours to moan that their conveyancer is waiting to hear from mylawyer. What should have happened following completion?
Following your disposal your conveyancer is duty bound to send the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the purchaser's solicitors. Depending on the transaction, your conveyancer must also confirm that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been discharged to the buyers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion steps peculiar conveyancing in Holborn.
What is your number one tip for choosing a conveyancing solicitor in Holborn
We would encourage you not to base your choice on the lowest Holborn conveyancing quote. You really do get what you’re paying for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.
I am due to move home in February. Should my conveyancing solicitor call the removal company on the day of completion. Incidentally, can you recommend a removal company in Holborn. Conveyancing solicitor was chosen before I stumbled across your site.
On the afternoon of completion you will need to pick up the house keys from the property agent but this can only take place once the previous owners solicitors confirm to the agent that they have the completion monies and the keys can be passed over. You will need to tell the removal company that you are ready to move in. As a matter of policy we do not suggest a particular removal organisation but can assist you in choosing a residential property solicitor in Holborn or a legal practice with expertise in conveyancing in Holborn.
I am due to exchange contracts on my flat. I had a double glazing fitted in May 2007, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s mortgage company, Santander are being a right pain. The Holborn solicitor who is on the Santander conveyancing panel is saying indemnity insurance will be fine but Santander are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do Santander have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Santander have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Santander 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.
My partner and I are downsizing from our home in Holborn and according to the buyers it appears that there is a possibility that the property was constructed land that was not decontaminated. Any local lawyer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the buyers instructed an internet conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Holborn. We have lived in Holborn for six years we know of no issue. Is it a good idea to get in touch with our local Authority to obtain clarification need.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing firm already. What do they say? You need to check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same illness)
I'm purchasing a new build house in Holborn with the aid of help to buy. The builders would not move on the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The property agent advised me not disclose to my solicitor about the side-deal as it could put at risk my loan with Chelsea Building Society. Should I keep quiet?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
I am in need of some leasehold conveyancing in Holborn. Before I get started I would like to find out the remaining lease term.
If the lease is recorded at the land registry - and 99.9% are in Holborn - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.
Following months of dialogue we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Holborn. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?
Where there is a missing freeholder or where there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant legislation you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to determine the premium.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Holborn property is Flat 89 Trinity Court Grays Inn Road in February 2013. the Tribunal found that the premium to be paid by the tenant on the grant of a new lease, in accordance with section 56 and Schedule 13 to the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 should be £36,229. This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired term was 66.8 years.