It has come to my attention via my lender that my New Addington solicitor is not on the bank Solicitor panel. How can I check?
The first thing you need to do is to call your New Addington lawyer directly. You lawyer should notify you of the situation. Where they are not on the panel they may be able to suggest a New Addington conveyancing practice that is on the approved list of lawyers for your bank.
I am purchasing a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in New Addington who is on the Lloyds TSB Bank conveyancing. Can you recommend a local solicitor?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Lloyds TSB Bank in certain locations such as New Addington. We dont recommend any particular firm.
Me and my partner are purchasing a property in New Addington. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a solicitor? At some point we have to send our life savings into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our deposit?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
I am helping my aunt sell her flat in New Addington. Does the solicitor arrange the energy assessment or it is for the owner to see to?
After the abolition of HIPs, EPC’s was left as a compulsory part of selling a property. An energy performance certificate must be commissioned prior to the property being placed on the market. It is not a task that solicitors normally arrange. Where you are instructing a New Addington conveyancing lawyer they might be able to arrange energy assessments due to their contacts with reputable local accredited person
The formalities of my purchase has taken place for my property in New Addington. Conveyancing was of an acceptable standard but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about the lender. Who do I contact should I wish to lodge a complaint?
All banks and building societies have complaints procedures. Your first port of call should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Services Department at head office. In most cases complaints to a lender are sorted out effectively and efficiently. 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 require expedited conveyancing in New Addington as I have pressure to complete within one month. Thankfully I do not require a mortgage. Can I escape the need for conveyancing searches to save fees and time?
If.Given you are are a mortgage free buyer you have the choice not to do searches although no solicitor would recommend that you don't. Drawing on years of experience of conveyancing in New Addington the following are examples of issues that can be revealed and therefore impact market value: Refused Planning Applications, Outstanding Fees, Overdue Grants, Road Schemes,...
I used Wolstenholmes several years ago for my conveyancing in New Addington. I now require my papers but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down 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 New Addington 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.
Having checked my lease I have discovered that there are only Seventy years unexpired on my flat in New Addington. I now wish to get lease extension but my freeholder is absent. What options are available to me?
If you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be extended by the Court. However, you will be required to demonstrate that you or your lawyers have used your best endeavours to track down the lessor. For most situations an enquiry agent should be helpful to try and locate and prepare a report to be accepted by the court as evidence that the freeholder can not be located. It is wise to seek advice from a conveyancer both on devolving into the landlord’s absence and the application to the County Court overseeing New Addington.
Following years of negotiations we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in New Addington. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?
if there is a absentee freeholder or if there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant statutes it is possible to make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to calculate the amount due.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement matter before the tribunal for a New Addington residence is The Woodlands 95 Purley Park Road in April 2009. The Tribunals own valuation produced the figure of £37,912. This case affected 6 flats. The unexpired term was 78.32 years.