We are planning to buy with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. We have called around locally but cant to find a South Kensington conveyancing firm on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society panel. Can you assist?
Please do take advantage of the search tool on this site. Pick the mortgage company and type South Kensington or your location and you will discover numerous conveyancers offices in South Kensington or by proximity to you.
My partner and I are planning on selling our house in South Kensington and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being built land that was not decontaminated. A local lawyer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the purchasers instructed a nationwide conveyancing outfit rather than a conveyancing solicitor in South Kensington. We have lived in South Kensington for 4 years we know of no issue. Should we get in touch with our local Authority to obtain confirmation that there is no issue.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing firm already. Are they able to advise? You must enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same ailment)
I have justbeen informed that Action Conveyancing have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in South Kensington for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 9 months ago. How can I be sure that my home is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?
The easiest way to check if the property 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 Kensington conveyancing specialists.
Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in South Kensington ahead of retaining solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the property. The surveyor advised that some banks may not grant a loan on this type of property.
It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different requirements for example to Halifax. If you e-mail 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 accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in South Kensington. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in South Kensington especially if they are acquainted with such properties in South Kensington.
I am using a search engine for the term conveyancing in South Kensington it reveals numerous conveyancersin the area. With so much choice what is the best way to find the suitable solicitor for the sale of my house?
The best method of choosing a suitable conveyancer is via trusted recommendation, so ask friends and relatives who have bought a property in South Kensington or a local estate agent or financial adviser. Charges for conveyancing in South Kensington vary, so it's a good idea to obtain a minimum of three fee calculations from different solicitors. Be sure to seek confirmation what costs in the quote includes.
The conveyancers handling our conveyancing in South Kensington has sent documents to review that reveal that the land is unregistered with epitome documents. Is it not the case that all property in South Kensington should be registered?
Over ninety percent of property in South Kensington is registered. An 'epitome' is basically a dossier of photocopies of documents affecting an unregistered title. Many South Kensington conveyancing solicitors will be familiar with such matters but where uncertainty reigns the usual proposition these days seems to be for the seller’s conveyancer to deal with the registration formalities first and subsequently deal with the transfer to the buyer - this will have a domino effect to cause a significant delay.