What is the first thing I need to know about purchase conveyancing in Soho?
You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Soho and elsewhere in London is an adversarial experience. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there exists lots of room for friction between you and other parties involved in the transaction. For example, the seller, property agent and even potentially your lender. Choosing a lawyer for your conveyancing in Soho should not be taken lightly as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY party in the process whose responsibility is to protect your best interests and to protect you.
There is a definite ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone must be at fault for the process taking so long. You should always trust your lawyer ahead of the other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.
A friend pointed out to me me that in buying a property in Soho there may be a number of restrictions limiting what one can do in terms of external alterations to a property. Is this right?
We are aware of anumerous of properties in Soho which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Soho should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
Planning on purchasing a house in Soho. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Soho solicitor is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel.
Having digested plenty of house buying guides, I note that they all recommend that you should get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my local Soho solicitor - who is on the Principality conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. is that correct?
Principality will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Principality will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. You may wish to consider appointing your own Soho surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.
I have recentlyfound out that Arc property Solicitors have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Soho for a purchase of a leasehold flat 10 months ago. How can I be sure that my home is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?
The quickest way to check if the premises is in your name, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Soho conveyancing specialists.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I put an offer in two weeks back in what was supposed to be a quick, chain free conveyancing. Soho is where the house is located. Can you offer any guidance?
Flying freeholds in Soho are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Soho you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Soho may decide 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 looking into buying my first house which is in Soho and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Soho. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Soho area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Soho. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found
I am looking for a conveyancing lawyer in Soho for my house move. Can I see a solicitor's record with the profession’s regulator?
You may review documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions stemming from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's history, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. International callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could recorded call for training purposes.