I was recommended to a conveyancer who has sent a quote for £995 for no move no fee conveyancing in Norbury. I am looking to sell a Victorian property for £250,000. This seems too much. Is it in excess of the norm for conveyancing in Norbury?
The estimate does seem marginally overpriced. Where you are content to expend time scrutinising charges you might shave off some of the cost by as much as £125. On the other hand, you mightlive to regret opting for an an unknown solicitor. Remember to check that the conveyancer can represent your bank. You can employ our search tool to get a quote a Norbury conveyancing company on the lender’s conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Norbury.
I have given 2 months notice to my existing landlord and have to leave my let out property in Norbury by the end of next month. Conveyancing on my purchase has just started. Is it possible to complete in a couple of weeks as don't want to have to find temporary accommodation?
Generally one should not give notice for your letting unless exchange of contracts has taken place. If you have not previously done so, update to your conveyancer and ask them to they apply pressure on the owners lawyers, try to a target completion date that everyone will aim to achieve
As I am unsure how the conveyancing process works what is the most important piece of guidance you can give me about purchase conveyancing in Norbury?
You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Norbury or throughout England and Wales is an adversarial experience. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there exists an abundance of opportunity for confrontation between you and others involved in the legal transfer of property. For example, the seller, estate agent and even potentially a lender. Appointing a lawyer for your conveyancing in Norbury should not be taken lightly as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONE person in the process whose interest is to protect your legal interests and to keep you safe.
On occasion a potential adversary will try and persuade you that it is in your interests to do things their way. For instance, the estate agent may claim to be assisting by claiming that your solicitor is wrong. Or your mortgage broker may tell you to do something that is against your solicitors guidance. You should always trust your lawyer above all other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.
What will a local search reveal regarding the house my wife and I buying in Norbury?
Norbury conveyancing often starts with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search organisations for instance Searchflow The local search plays an important role in many a Norbury conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any unpleasant once you have moved into your property. The search will reveal data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of 13 topic headings.
Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Norbury before appointing solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. My surveyor advised that some lenders tend refuse to give a mortgage on such a house.
It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different instructions from Nationwide. Should you wish to call us we can look into this further via the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Norbury. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Norbury especially if they regularly deal with such properties in Norbury.
In what way does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my commercial premises in Norbury and how can you help?
The 1954 Act provides security of tenure to business leaseholders, giving them the a statutory right to make a request to court for a renewal lease and continue in occupation at the end of the lease term. There are certain specified grounds that a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are complicated. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Norbury is one of our hundreds of locations in which the firms we work with have offices