I have given 8 weeks notice to my current landlord and have to vacate my rented flat in Morden by 11/5/2026. Conveyancing on my purchase has just started. How realistic is it to complete in three weeks as don't want to have to find short term accommodation?
It is unwise to give notice on a rental unless exchange of contracts has taken place. If you have not previously done so, update to your solicitor and request that they seek the assistance the owners lawyers, try to an acceptable time-line that all parties will aim to achieve
Finally the sale completed on my house in Morden last May yet the purchaser is whats apping daily complaining that her solicitor is waiting to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale legalities following completion?
After completion of your sale your lawyer is committed to send the transfer documentation and all additional paperwork to the purchaser's conveyancer. If applicable, your lawyer should also evidence that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been discharged to the buyers conveyancers. There are no post completion procedures specific conveyancing in Morden.
The Morden conveyancing lawyers that I recently instructed on my house acquisition in Morden have suddenly shut down. They were on acting for me because I needed a firm on the Barclays conveyancing panel and my family Morden lawyer was not. I gave my credit card details for them to take one hundred and fifty pounds for searches. What are my options?
If you have an estate agent involved then let them know straight away so that they advise the vendors that there may be a slight delay due to the problems encountered. Most sellers would be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You will need to appoint new lawyers that are on the Barclays conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new solicitors should be in a position to assist.
Is there a list of Virgin Money panel solicitors in Morden on the Building Society Association’s Website?
Unfortunately not yet. There is no such facility on the CML or Building Society Association websites. Very few lending institutions make their panel listings viewable online. Where you are looking for a Morden conveyancer on the Virgin Money please make the most of our facility.
is it true that all Morden solicitors on the RBS conveyancing panel are regulated by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?
As solicitors, in order to be on the RBS conveyancing panel they would need to be regulated by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. The majority of mortgage companies do list licenced conveyancers on their panel and in such a situation the practice would be overseen by the CLC.
I have finally had an offer on an apartment in Morden accepted, the vendors do nevertheless have a tied purchase. The owners have placed an offer on on an apartment, but it’s not yet tied up, and have viewings of other properties in the pipeline. I have selected a nearby conveyancing solicitor in Morden. What should be my next step? When should I get the mortgage application with Co-operative started?
It is understandable to have apprehensions where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket prematurely (home loan application is approx one thousand pounds, then valuation, Morden conveyancing search fees, etc). First, you should check that your conveyancer is on the Co-operative approved list. As to the subsequent steps this very much depends on the uniqueness of your transaction, attraction to this property and on the state of the market. In a hot market some home buyers would apply for a home loan with Co-operative and pay for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they pay their lawyer to proceed with the conveyancing in Morden.
Back In 2003, I bought a leasehold house in Morden. Conveyancing and The Royal Bank of Scotland mortgage are in place. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the freehold. Attached was a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1991. The conveyancing practitioner in Morden who previously acted has now retired. What should I do?
First contact HMLR to be sure that the individual purporting to own the freehold is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. You do not need to incur the fees of a Morden conveyancing firm to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for £3. You should note that regardless, even if this is the rightful landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.
I have attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord to extend my lease without any joy. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on such matters? Can you recommend a Morden conveyancing firm to assist?
if there is a absentee landlord or where there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant statutes it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to decide the price payable.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Morden property is 14 Nutwell Street in January 2014. The premium payable for the acquisition of a new lease of the subject premises was in the sum of £30,523 This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired lease term was 62.94 years.
Me and my wife have just had an offer agreed on a property and had meeting on Tuesday with the Post Office for the mortgage. They advised me that when it comes to selecting a conveyancer that if they are not on their approved panel of lawyers then we will have to pay out an additional charge of about two hundred pounds. This is is due to the fact that they will then have to instruct a conveyancer to act for them in addition to the one we select on our behalf and we will be on the hook for their fees. I have asked the Post Office to supply me with a list so I can seek quotes only from their approved conveyancers but was told that I need to check with each individual lawyer to see if they are on the panel. What would be the best way of going about this?
You can enquire of the Post Office what their panel criteria is for a solicitor.Thereafter ask the lawyer of your choice whether they meet the criteria and have they acted on mortgages for the Post Office previously. Where the answer to those is yes, then just clarify this with the Post Office. Alternatively please make use of our search facility and we may be able to identify a property lawyer in Morden on the panel for the Post Office.