My friend's sister is a property lawyer. I anticipate that I'll be able to get preferential pricing for conveyancing, but if not, what level of fees should I be paying for conveyancing in Kew?
It’s prudent to get two or three conveyancing quotes. Do use our comparison tool on this page. You will notice that prices will be different but service levels do differ between solicitors as is true with the vast majority of professional services.
My bid for a property was accepted at auction in Kew. Conveyancing is necessary. What are my next steps?
Given that you are now legally bound yourself to purchase you will need to find a conveyancing practitioner quickly as you are facing a fast approaching a fixed date to complete the property. An auction property should have a bespoke auction pack. This should include evidence of title and search results. Where you are dealing with leasehold property the legal papers should provide a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing paperwork relating to leasehold premises. You need to give this to the solicitor instructed by you as soon as possible. Do make sure that that you have the requisite funding in order to complete the transaction on the set completion date.
The formalities of my remortgage has taken place for my property in Kew. Conveyancing was of an acceptable standard but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about the lender. How does one go about formally complaining?
Most lenders have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Services Team at head office. Ordinarily complaints to a lender are sorted out very quickly. If you feel the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR who will take matters further.
I had an offer accepted on an apartment in Kew on 13/12/2024, valuation was booked 2 days after, all came back fine. Conveyancer instructed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to RBS and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the RBS conveyancing panel. Are RBS entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for RBS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the RBS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
Should commercial conveyancing searches reveal proposed roadworks that could affect a commercial property in Kew?
Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Kew will execute a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers invest in looking into accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Kew. The report sets out definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Kew.
For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Kew it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately could result in delays to Kew commercial conveyancing deals as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not ordered for domestic conveyancing in Kew.
I have todaybecome aware that Arc property Solicitors have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Kew for a purchase of a freehold house 10 months ago. How can I check that my home is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?
The quickest way to check if the premises is in your name, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Kew conveyancing specialists.
How simple is it to transfer to a new firm as I have to find one who is on the Alliance & Leicester conveyancing panel. I was using a family conveyancing solicitor in Kew round the corner but she is not accepted by Alliance & Leicester
We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Kew on the Alliance & Leicester panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we work with do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are registered with the Solicitors Regulation Authority who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Kew. Using the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this website, you can compare costs for conveyancing solicitors in Kew and beyond.
My step-son is about to join the property ladder, he had his mortgage in principle. When the offer was accepted on house we telephoned the bank to move forward with his. We were disappointed to learn that mortgage companies do not accept all conveyancer, they have to be on a list, is this right?
Lenders ordinarily imposes restrictions either the type or the number of conveyancing firms on their panel. A common example of such restriction(s) being that a firm must have two or more partners. In addition to restricting the type of firm, some have decided to limit the number of firms they use to represent them. You should note that lenders have no responsibility for the quality of advice provided by any Kew conveyancing practitioner on their panel. Mortgage fraud was a key driver in the rationalisation of conveyancing panels a few years ago and whilst there are differing views about the extent of solicitor involvement in some of that fraud. Statistics from the Land Registry reveal that thousands of law firms only carry out one or two conveyances a year. Those supporting conveyancing panel cuts ask why law firms should have the right to be on a Lender panel when clearly, conveyancing is not their speciality. To put it another way; would you want a conveyancing solicitor to represent you if you were charged with a crime? Probably not.