Having been told to check out your web site we were going to go ahead with a conveyancing solicitor in New Beckenham endorsed by you but have come across alternative costs illustrations on the internet seem less pricey – how come?
One can find lots of solicitors marketing what appear to be the cheapest conveyancing in New Beckenham. We suggest that you think long and hard as to how important this transaction is to you that want to take 'cheap' risks concerning the standard of the conveyancing. Many of them highlight a low quote as a headline but conceal additional fees in the fine print..
The New Beckenham conveyancing firm handling our New Beckenham conveyancing has discovered a difference between the information in the valuation survey and what is in the title deeds. My lawyer says that he needs to check that the bank is OK with this discrepancy and is content to go ahead. Is my solicitor’s course or action right?
Your solicitor must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for both parties.
Completed the sale of my flat in New Beckenham last February but our buyer keeps SMS messaging daily to say his solicitor needs to hear from mine. What should my lawyer have done following completion?
After completion of your disposal your solicitor should forward the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's lawyers. Depending on the transaction, your conveyancer must also evidence that the mortgage has been redeemed to the buyers conveyancers. There are no post completion formalities unique to conveyancing in New Beckenham.
My partner and I are close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our house in New Beckenham and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was constructed on contaminated land. A local conveyancer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers used a nationwide conveyancing practice rather than a conveyancing solicitor in New Beckenham. Having lived in New Beckenham for six years we know that this is a non issue. Do we get in touch with our local Authority to get confirmation need.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing firm currently acting for you. What do they say? You must check with 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 ailment)
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in New Beckenham?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in New Beckenham. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
How does conveyancing in New Beckenham differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build residence in New Beckenham come to us having been asked by the seller to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is constructed. This is because builders in New Beckenham 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 conveyancers 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 used to new build conveyancing in New Beckenham or who has acted in the same development.