My financial adviser has requested my South Wimbledon solicitor’s panel member for the HSBC conveyancing panel. Can you suggest how I find this out. I have called my local South Wimbledon branch but they don't know it.
You are best placed to get this information from your South Wimbledon lawyer . Most South Wimbledon conveyancing firms will keep a file or database of lender panel information which would include, if applicable, their conveyancing panel details for each lender.
I need some quick conveyancing in South Wimbledon as I am under pressure to exchange contracts within one month. A home loan is not required. Is it possible to escape the need for conveyancing searches to save fees and time?
As you are not obtaining a mortgage you are at liberty not to do searches although no lawyer would advise that you don't. Drawing on our experience of conveyancing in South Wimbledon the following are examples of what can be revealed and therefore affect the marketability of the property: Refused Planning Applications, Outstanding Charges, Overdue Grants, Railway Schemes,...
I have justdiscovered that Stirling Law have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in South Wimbledon for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 10 months ago. How can I establish that my home is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?
The quickest way to see if the property is in your name, 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 Wimbledon conveyancing specialists.
About to purchase a new build apartment in South Wimbledon. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.
Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in South Wimbledon
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Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision.
What tools are available to search for a South Wimbledon solicitor on the Godiva Mortgages Ltd conveyancing panel? I am a keen cyclist and am happy to travel upto 20miles to meet the lawyer.
Feel free to make use of the tool on this website. Please pick a lender and your location and you will see a number of South Wimbledon conveyancing lawyers locally. We have listed some South Wimbledon conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can call them to check whether they are on the Godiva Mortgages Ltd panel
I've recently bought a leasehold flat in South Wimbledon. Am I liable to pay service charges relating to a period prior to my ownership?
Where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous lessee and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. However, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. A critical element of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to be sure 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).
I am the leaseholder of a first floor flat in South Wimbledon. In the absence of agreement between myself and the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the sum due for a lease extension?
if there is a missing freeholder or if there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to calculate the amount due.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a South Wimbledon property is 14 Nutwell Street in January 2014. The premium payable for the acquisition of a new lease of the subject premises was in the sum of £30,523 This case related to 1 flat. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 62.94 years.