I have given 8 weeks notice to my current landlord and have to vacate my let out property in Sheen Park by 5/3/2026. Conveyancing for my house purchase is progressing. Can I complete in six weeks as I wish to avoid having to find short term accommodation?
Generally one should not serve notice for your letting unless your lawyer suggests that you should. If you have not already done so, notify to your conveyancer and ask them to they seek the assistance the sellers side, try to an acceptable time-line that all parties will look to achieve
Forgive me if this question is silly but I am unseasoned as a 1st time buyer of a two bedroom flat in Sheen Park. Do I pick up the keys to the house on the completion date from my solicitor? If so, I will use a local conveyancing solicitor in Sheen Park?
There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Conveyancing lawyers for you will arrange to send the completion advance to the vendor’s solicitors, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you will be able to receive the keys from the Estate Agents and move into your new home. This tends to happen early afternoon.
Is it the case that all Sheen Park conveyancing solicitors on the Barclays conveyancing panel are overseen by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?
As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Barclays conveyancing panel they would need to be governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Many lenders do permit licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such firms would be governed by the CLC.
I have finally had an offer on a maisonette in Sheen Park accepted, but there is a chain. The sellers have offered on a flat, but it’s not been accepted yet, and are looking at other flats booked. I have instructed a nearby conveyancing solicitor in Sheen Park. What should be my next step? When should I get the mortgage application with Bank of Ireland started?
It is understandable to have apprehensions where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur expenses prematurely (mortgage application is in the region of one thousand pounds, then valuation, Sheen Park conveyancing search charges, etc). The first course of action is to ensure that your solicitor is on the Bank of Ireland approved list. Regarding the subsequent stages this very much depends on the uniqueness of your transaction, motivation for this property and on the state of the market. During a hot market the majority of home buyers would apply for a home loan with Bank of Ireland and arrange for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they pay their conveyancing practitioner to move forward with searches.
I'm buying a new build house in Sheen Park benefiting from help to buy. The sellers refused to reduce the amount so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The property agent advised me not disclose to my lawyer about the extras as it will jeopardize my loan with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I put an offer in two weeks back in what was supposed to be a quick, chain free conveyancing. Sheen Park is the location of the property. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Sheen Park are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Sheen Park you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Sheen Park may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.
I am selling my home. My previous conveyancers have shut. It would be helpful to have a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. Im based in Sheen Park if that makes things easier.
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We're new on the property ladder - agreed a price, but the estate agent has warned us that the vendor will only go ahead if we instruct the agent's chosen conveyancers as they are insisting on an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a family solicitor with experience of conveyancing in Sheen Park
We suspect that the owner is unaware of this ultimatum. If they want ‘a quick sale', alienating a motivated buyer is counter productive. Speak to the owners direct and make the point that (a)you are motivated purchasers (b)you are ready to progress, with finances arranged © you do not need to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you intend to appoint your own,trusted Sheen Park conveyancing firm - not the ones that will give their negotiator at the agency a kickback or achieve conveyancing targets pre-set by HQ.