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Main reasons to let us help you find a local conveyancing solicitor in Honor Oak

  • 1 Lawyer conveyancing lawyers have extremely good personal links with Honor Oak estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 2 Peace of mind comes when you select the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Honor Oak has a number to select from, but for a truly professional and dependable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.
  • 3 There is a better than average chance that the other side’s conveyancers have offices in Honor Oak - if so both parties will be on good working terms
  • 4 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these companies are often located many miles away with limited appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in Honor Oak
  • 5 Personal touch together with a wealth of expertise are key benefits that you should value when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Honor Oak conveyancing can be made a lot more complicated as a result of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed endeavour to make sure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Honor Oak since December 2024*

Sale

of flat Ivydale Road SE15 3DG, at the agreed price of £550,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

Transfer

of semi property, Hichisson Road, SE15 3AL completing on 16/01/2025 at a price of £840,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, securing official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

Disposal

of terraced residence, Colyton Road, SE22 0NP completing on 20/01/2025 at a price of £1,650,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

Acquisition

of flat Stuart Road SE15 3BE, purchased for £375,000. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, ordering official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Honor Oak

I am helping my aunt sell her property in Honor Oak. Does the solicitor order the energy assessment or should I organise this?

Following the demise of Home Information Packs, energy performance certificates was left as a compulsory element of moving house. An EPC must be to hand prior to the property being advertised. It is not a task that lawyers normally organise. If you are using a Honor Oak conveyancing lawyer they might be able to arrange energy assessments given their contacts with long established local providers

My fiancee and I are in the throws of viewing apartments in Honor Oak and I am about to put in an offer. Is it premature to have a solicitor in place? I will be getting a home loan with Kent Reliance.

You should start obtaining conveyancing quotes from solicitors ASAP. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their details on to the selling agent. As you are seeking a mortgage with Kent Reliance, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel.

I was told four weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by Clydesdale. Is it usual for Clydesdale to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Honor Oak is approved on their conveyancing panel? Clydesdale have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their Professional Indemnity Insurance Schedule.

Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Clydesdale to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

What can a local search reveal regarding the house my wife and I purchasing in Honor Oak?

Honor Oak conveyancing often commences with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company for instance PSG The local search is essential in every Honor Oak conveyancing purchase; that is if you don’t want any unpleasant surprises after you move into your property. The search should supply data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen subject areas.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Honor Oak?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Honor Oak. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

Over the last few months I have been searching for a ground for flat up to £305k and found one near me in Honor Oak I like with a park and station nearby, however it only has 49 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Honor Oak suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a lease with such few years left?

Should you need a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term will be a potential deal breaker. Discount the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing owner has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you may ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer about this matter.

In my capacity as executor for the estate of my aunt I am selling a residence in Cardiff but reside in Honor Oak. My solicitor (who is 260 kilometers from mehas requested that I sign a statutory declaration before completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Honor Oak who can witness this legal document for me?

Technically speaking you should not be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Honor Oak based

I have recently realised that I have 68 years unexpired on my flat in Honor Oak. I need to extend my lease but my landlord is can not be found. What options are available to me?

If you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be granted an extra 90 years by the magistrate. You will be obliged to prove that you have done all that could be expected to track down the landlord. For most situations an enquiry agent should be helpful to conduct investigations and to produce an expert document which can be used as proof that the landlord can not be located. It is advisable to get professional help from a conveyancer both on proving the landlord’s disappearance and the application to the County Court covering Honor Oak.

I am the leaseholder of a first flat in Honor Oak. In the absence of agreement between myself and the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the sum due for a lease extension?

Most definitely. We can put you in touch with a Honor Oak conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension case for a Honor Oak 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 affected 1 flat. The unexpired term was 61.81 years.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Honor Oak regulated by the SRA

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

  • Frank Stimpson & Son, 179 Stanstead Road, Forest Hill, London, SE23 1HR
  • Glazer Delmar, 27-31 North Cross Road, East Dulwich, London, SE22 9ET
  • Hall & Co, 399 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, London, SE22 8JN
  • Armstrong & Co, 2 Dartmouth Road, London, SE23 3XU
  • Gans & Co Solicitors Llp, 214-216 Rye Lane, Peckham, London, SE15 4NL

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Honor Oak regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Honor Oak specialising in commercial conveyancing in Honor Oak. This should include advice on commercial leases including all matters relating to landlord and tenant law
  • Bridges Solicitors, 5 Turnham Road, Brockley, London, London, SE4 2HH
  • Frank Stimpson & Son, 179 Stanstead Road, Forest Hill, London, SE23 1HR
  • Glazer Delmar, 27-31 North Cross Road, East Dulwich, London, SE22 9ET
  • Hall & Co, 399 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, London, SE22 8JN
  • Armstrong & Co, 2 Dartmouth Road, London, SE23 3XU

Planning law solicitors in Honor Oak regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Honor Oak with expertise in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including tree preservation orders
  • Beverley Morris & Co Incorporating Peter Egan & Co, 62 Lewisham High Street, London, London, SE13 5JH
  • Beverley Morris & Co, 35 Montpelier Vale, Blackheath Villiage, London, SE3 0TJ
  • William Innes, 56 Crescent Lane, London, SW4 9PU
  • Streathers Clapham Llp, 53 Clapham High Street, London, SW4 7TG
  • A E Short, 144 Bromley Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 6PG

*Source acknowledgement: House price data produced by Land Registry as well data supplied by Lexsure Ltd.

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