How do I find the right lawyer to provide a quality service for our conveyancing in Kentish Town?
First ask relatives who they used in the past and if they were happy with the service.
Option 2 is to use a search tool on the web for conveyancing in Kentish Town. Telephone two or three from the list and invite them to send you their conveyancing fee calculations and discuss your needs with the solicitor who will conduct your conveyancing ahead ofcommitting.
Third is to use this site to help you find the right lawyers taking into account your individual factors including the type of property,deadlines, complexity and who the proposed mortgage company is. Don't take the bait of £100 conveyancing in Kentish Town
Finally the sale completed on my house in Kentish Town last September yet the purchaser is whats apping every few hours complaining that his lawyer needs to hear from mine. What should have happened following completion?
Following your sale your solicitor is duty bound to forward the transfer documentation and all additional paperwork to the purchaser's lawyers. Depending on the transaction, your conveyancer should also evidence that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been redeemed to the purchasers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion tasks specific conveyancing in Kentish Town.
My partner and I are downsizing from our house in Kentish Town and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being built on contaminated land. A high street Kentish Town lawyer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers used an internet conveyancing practice rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Kentish Town. We have lived in Kentish Town for 5 years we know of no issue. Do we get in touch with our local Authority to seek confirmation that there is no issue.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing firm already. Are they able to advise? You must 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 life insurance to cover that same sickness)
How does conveyancing in Kentish Town differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Kentish Town come to us having been asked by the developer to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is constructed. This is because developers in Kentish Town typically acquire the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Kentish Town or who has acted in the same development.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a quick, chain free conveyancing. Kentish Town is the location of the property. Can you offer any opinion?
Flying freeholds in Kentish Town are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Kentish Town you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Kentish Town may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.
When it comes to my conveyancing in Kentish Town should I be paying VAT on the following: (1) Land reg fee on purchase (2) Pre - completion search fee (3) SDLT E submission on purchase (4) Bank TT fee
(1) Land reg fee on purchase - No (2) Pre - completion search fees -No, (such conveyancing searches are HMLR ones and means £4 and possibly £2 bankruptcy per name on your mortgage) (3) SDLT E submission on your purchase - There is no VAT on Stamp Duty. However if the firm is charging a stamp duty e-submission fee as part of their services - some Kentish Town conveyancers do - that will incur VAT(4) Bank transfer fee - Yes it is for the lawyer's time in submitting the funds this way.