We are buying a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Honor Oak who is on the Lloyds approved panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Lloyds . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Honor Oak.
I am close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our house in Honor Oak and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was built on contaminated land. A high street Honor Oak conveyancer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers instructed an internet conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Honor Oak. Having lived in Honor Oak for many years we know that this is a non issue. Do we contact our local Authority to seek confirmation need.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing firm currently acting for you. What do they say? You need to enquire of 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 health insurance to cover that same ailment)
I used Stirling Law a few years ago for my conveyancing in Honor Oak. Now, I need my files but the law firm has closed. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing 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 Honor Oak of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I am buying a new build flat in Honor Oak. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.
Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Honor Oak
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Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore.
Am I better off to appoint a Honor Oak conveyancing lawyer in close proximity to the house I am hoping to buy? I have an old university friend who can carry out the conveyancing but her office is approximately 350miles away.
The benefit of a local Honor Oak conveyancing firm is that you can attend the office to sign paperwork, present your ID and apply pressure on them if necessary. They will also have local knowledge which is a bonus. That being said nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If you know people who instructed your friend and in the main were happy that should surpass using an unknown Honor Oak conveyancing solicitor just because they are round the corner.
Me and my wife are FTB’s just having agreed a price on a property in Honor Oak, and are now looking to get solicitors instructed. We have utilised the various comparison based websites and the fee estimates are from all across the country. Is it important to have a Honor Oak conveyancer local to the prospective new home? We are content to do everything over the internet, but I am thinking at some stage we may need to physically go into the conveyancer's office to sign papers?
The property lawyer does not need to be in Honor Oak, but opting for local means that you can go in if needed, by way of example, if a signature is needed urgently. In addition, a Honor Oak solicitor have established relationships with local agents and (if the vendor has instructed a local lawyer) with them, which will help keep things moving faster.