I am expecting a offer of a home loan from Santander. I would like to instruct a Licensed Conveyancer in Roehampton. Does the Santander Conveyancing panel include conveyancers regulated by the CLC?
The Santander approved solicitor list is, like many other lenders, associated to the CML or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.
I am buying a newly built duplex in Roehampton and my conveyancer is advising me that she has to the lender to disclose incentives from the builder. I am on a tight deadline to sign contracts and I would rather not prolong deal. Is my lawyer right?
You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your conveyancing practitioner. A precondition to being on a lender panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.
Can I use your services to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Roehampton even if I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for instance if I intend to acquire an office in Roehampton with a mortgage from The Mortgage Works?
The service is predominantly utilised to help choose domestic conveyancing solicitors in Roehampton but we have set out towards the end of this page a few Roehampton commercial conveyancing firms. You should speak with the company directly to establish if they are also authorised to represent The Mortgage Works
A relative advised me that where I am purchasing in Roehampton I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
A search of this type is sometimes quoted for as part of the standard Roehampton conveyancing searches. It is a large report of about 40 pages, listing and detailing important information about Roehampton around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Roehampton Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, Roehampton Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data regarding Roehampton.
I moved into my home on 8 February and the transaction details is yet to be registered. Need I be worried? My conveyancing solicitor in Roehampton said it should be concluded in less than a month. Are titles in Roehampton uniquely lengthy to register?
As far as conveyancing in Roehampton is concerned, registration is no quicker or slower than anywhere else in England and Wales. Rather than based on location, timescales can differ subject to the party submitting the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry communicate with any interested parties. Currently approximately 80% of submission are fully dealt with within 12 days but some can be subject to extensive delays. Historically registration occurs once the new owner is living at the premises so 'speed' is not usually top priority but if there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your solicitor could communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.
I would like to let out my leasehold apartment in Roehampton. Conveyancing solicitor who did the purchase is retired - so can't ask her. Is permission from the freeholder required?
A small minority of properties in Roehampton do contain a provision to say that subletting is only allowed with permission. The landlord cannot unreasonably withhold but, in such cases, they would need to review references. Experience suggests that problems are usually caused by unsatisfactory tenants rather than owner-occupiers and for that reason you can expect the freeholder to take up the references and consider them carefully before granting consent.
I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord to extend my lease without any joy. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal decide on such issues? Can you recommend a Roehampton conveyancing firm to represent me?
if there is a absentee landlord or if there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the LVT to judgment on the price.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Roehampton residence is 19 St. Margarets Crescent in August 2010. the tribunal was of the view that the premium to be paid by the leaseholder for the freehold reversion was £51,983.00 This case was in relation to 3 flats. The remaining number of years on the lease was 66.25 years.