Willretaining a South London conveyancing lawyer make the ownership transfer smoother?
Existing third party relationships is an important consideration when appointing conveyancing lawyers. South London law firms enjoy long term relationships with lenders and agents, local authorities, surveyors and other law firms meaning the whole process is going to be much smoother for you. Hosting years of intelligence of the local area is an advantage.
My wife and I are purchasing a house in South London. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a lawyer? At some point we have to put our life savings into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our money?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
My wife and I buying a detached bungalow in South London. The intention is to convert the garage to a playroom at the house.Will the conveyancing process include enquiries to determine if these alterations are allowed?
Your solicitor should check the deeds as conveyancing in South London can occasionally reveal restrictions in the title deeds which prohibit categories of changes or require the consent of a 3rd party. Certain extensions require local authority planning consent and approval under the building regulations. Certain locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.
Is it the case that all South London CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme) solicitors are on the TSB conveyancing list of approved practices?
It is true that some lenders now use CQS as the kick off point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. The Law Society’s CQS accreditation however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. That being said,the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitor practices wishing to remain on their approved list of firms.
Will commercial conveyancing searches reveal impending roadworks that could impact a commercial site in South London?
Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in South London will carry out a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers expend in looking into accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in South London. The report sets out definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in South London.
For every commercial conveyancing transaction in South London it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately may cause delays to South London commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not carried out for domestic conveyancing in South London.
I used Stirling Law several years past for my conveyancing in South London. Now, I need my files but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?
Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in South London of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Should I instruct a South London conveyancing practitioner who is local to the property I am purchasing? I have an old university friend who can carry out the legal formalities but his firm is located over three hundred kilometers away.
The primary upside of using a local South London conveyancing practice is that you can visit the firm to execute documents, present your identification documents and pester them where appropriate. Having local South London know how is a plus. That being said it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If if people you trust used your friend and they were impressed that must outweigh using an unknown South London conveyancing lawyer just because they are round the corner.
The financial adviser has suggested using their conveyancer for the conveyancing in South London - Is it not simpler better to just instruct them?
This is not necessarily the case and you are at liberty to instruct whichever solicitor of your choosing for your South London conveyancing. A lawyer put forward by a 3rd party adviser may not always be the best conveyancing practitioner, they may put forward their own conveyancing firm who are based remotely. In this instance you may not have contact with your property lawyer and due to the lack of continuity in the transaction, it may be difficult to obtain progress reports.