Can the conveyancing practitioners that you recommend handle auction conveyancing in South East London?
There are a few niche lawyers we can put you in touch with those conducting auction conveyancing. South East London is one of hundreds of areas of in which our lawyers have a presence.
Should conveyancers ask for money on account for conveyancing in South East London?
If you are buying a property in South East London your solicitor will request that you put them with monies to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. Normally this is called for to cover the fees of the Local Authority Search. When the down payment is payable against the purchase price then this will be asked for immediately in advance of exchange of contracts. Any further balance that is needed will be payable a couple of days ahead of the completion date.
I have todaydiscovered that Arc property Solicitors have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in South East London for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 18 months ago. How can I be sure that my home is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?
The quickest method to check if the premises is registered to you, you can make 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 South East London conveyancing specialists.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what should have been a quick, no chain conveyancing. South East London is the location of the property. Can you offer any advice?
Flying freeholds in South East London 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 South East London 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 South East London 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.
Last September I purchased a leasehold house in South East London. Am I liable to pay service charges relating to a period prior to completion of my purchase?
Where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous owner and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. Strange as it may seem, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. It is an essential part of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to ensure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.
If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).
Having spent years of dialogue we are unable to agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in South East London. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?
You certainly can. We are happy to put you in touch with a South East London conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a South East London premises is 20 Avonwick Road in July 2013. The Tribunal was dealing with an application under Section 26 of the Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 for a determination of the freehold value of the property. It was concluded that the price to be paid was Fifteen Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy (£15,970) divided as to £8,200 for Flat 20 and £7,770 for Flat 20A This case related to 1 flat. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 73.26 years.
I purchased a house in South East London last 16/11/2023 and to date it is still not registered with HM Land Registry. It is part of a new estate and my property lawyer told me that it may take one year to register. I have spoken with the Land Registry directly and they say that the initial application was cancelled due to questions not being addressed in time. Should I be concerned?
get in touch with your conveyancer - Where you are unsatisfied with the responses, enquire as to their firm’s complaints process and escalate your problem to a Complaints Manager. Registrations for South East London conveyancing are not known to be particularly slow.