I am getting a offer of a home loan from Lloyds. I intend to retain the legal services of a Licensed Conveyancer in Knightsbridge. Does the Lloyds Conveyancing panel allow for Licensed Conveyancers?
The Lloyds approved solicitor list is, like many other lenders, represented by the Council or Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
Can the conveyancing practitioners that are recommend conduct auction conveyancing in Knightsbridge?
We know of a number of niche solicitors we can put you in touch with those conducting auction conveyancing. Knightsbridge is just one of the many areas of in which our lawyers are based.
Do I have to have a meeting at the offices of the solicitor to execute the mortgage deed? If so, I will choose one who does conveyancing in Knightsbridge so that I can attend their offices if necessary.
Whereas this was necessary 15 years ago, the vast majority mortgage companies no longer oblige their conveyancing panel lawyer to witness the mortgagors signature. It will still be necessary for you to hand over ID documents and there are still manifest advantages to instructing a local practitioner, in your situation a conveyancing solicitor in Knightsbridge.
A friend recommended that if I am purchasing in Knightsbridge I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
A search of this type is occasionally included in the estimate for your Knightsbridge conveyancing searches. It is a large report of about 40 pages, listing and detailing significant information about Knightsbridge around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Knightsbridge Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, Knightsbridge Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information concerning Knightsbridge.
What does commercial conveyancing in Knightsbridge cover?
Commercial conveyancing in Knightsbridge covers a broad range of advice, given by qualified solicitors, relating to business property. By way of example, this type of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more commonly, the transfer of existing business tenancies or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial loans and the termination of leases.
Some months ago I was advised by my mortgage company that their panel lawyers work on no move no charge basis for conveyancing in Knightsbridge. I had a purchase abort yet the conveyancers want search fees! They are claiming that the fees are nothing to do with their fees!
Knightsbridge conveyancing search charges are separate expenses not solicitors fees as these are paid to a third party.