Last November we completed a house move in Southall. We have noticed several problems with the property which we believe were omitted in the conveyancing searches. Do we have any recourse? What searches should? have been carried out as part of conveyancing in Southall?
It is not clear from the question as to the nature of the problems and if they are relate to conveyancing in Southall. Conveyancing searches and due diligence undertaken during the legal transfer of property are carried out to help avoid problems. As part of the process, a property owner fills in a form known as a SPIF. answers turns out to be misleading, you may have a misrepresentation claim against the owner for any losses that you have suffered. The survey should have identified any problems with the structure of the property. Assuming a detailed survey was carried out and the issues were not identified, you may have a claim against the surveyor. However, if you did not have a full survey, you may be responsible for fixing any defects that have now been noted. We would always encourage buyers to take every possible step to ensure they are completely aware of the condition of a property before purchase regardless of whether they are buying in Southall.
We are purchasing a flat and require a conveyancing solicitor in Southall who is on the Barclays solicitor panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a solicitor?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Barclays . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Southall.
We wanted to use a property lawyer in Southall for our home move. Our broker has since advised us that our mortgage lenders Coventry Building Society won't deal with them. Surely this is unfair competition?
A decade ago most mortgage companies had an appetite for risk which was higher than today. Almost all Southall conveyancing firms would have been on most bank panels. The Financial Services Authority in 2010 completed a thematic investigation into mortgage fraud which come to the conclusion: mortgage lenders should know the conveyancing solicitors dealt with. Consequently, lenders are increasingly seeing more information from law firms concerning their operations and their employees and establishing certain criteria such a completing on a minimum amount of transactions. Many Southall conveyancing firms that have been excluded from lender panels have Unblemished track record, no complaints and no claims and didn't just 'dabble' in conveyancing. Southall is one of the hundreds of areas where the conveyancers showing on our search results are are approved Coventry Building Society.
We're FTB’s - had an offer accepted, but the selling agent advised that the seller will only issue a contract if we appoint the agent's preferred conveyancers as they are insisting on a ‘quick sale’. Our preferred option is to instruct a family conveyancer with experience of conveyancing in Southall
We suspect that the owner is unaware of this ultimatum. Should the vendor desire ‘a quick sale', alienating a motivated purchaser is likely to cause more damage than good. Try to communicate with the sellers directly and make sure they comprehend that (a)you are motivated purchasers (b)you are ready to go, with mortgage lined up © you are unencumbered (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you are going to instruct your preferred Southall conveyancing solicitors - not the ones that will give their negotiator at the agency a introducer fee or achieve conveyancing targets demanded by senior management.
I have recently realised that I have 68 years remaining on my flat in Southall. I now wish to extend my lease but my freeholder is can not be found. What options are available to me?
If you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be extended by the Court. However, you will be required to demonstrate that you or your lawyers have done all that could be expected to track down the freeholder. In some cases an enquiry agent would be useful to conduct investigations and to produce a report which can be used as evidence that the landlord can not be located. It is wise to seek advice from a conveyancer both on investigating the landlord’s disappearance and the vesting order request to the County Court overseeing Southall.
Following months of dialogue we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Southall. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?
Most definitely. We are happy to put you in touch with a Southall conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Southall residence is 33 Barbican Road in January 2013. The Tribunals calculation of the lease extension premium payable was £17,592. This case related to 1 flat. The remaining number of years on the lease was 55.12 years.
Having used your search tool I can't find the lawyer I was hoping to instruct as being on the mortgage company conveyancing panel. My lawyer has said that they are on the bank approved panel. How can I be sure given that they are not listed on your directory?
Not all firms are yet listed on our lender panel search tool which is still relatively new. Law firms are listing on a daily basis and it is probably the case that your lawyer is on the bank conveyancing lawyer and you should probably take them at their word. Please do feel free to suggest that they completing their listing on our site as it would only cost them £1 a month to list themselves as being on the mortgage company solicitor panel.