My Solicitor in Sydenham is not on the Britannia Solicitor Panel. Is it possible for me to retain my prefered solicitor notwithstanding that they are not on the Britannia panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?
Your options are as follows:
- Carry on with your existing Sydenham lawyers but Britannia will need to instruct a conveyancer on their panel. This will inevitably rack up the overall legal fees and result in delays.
- Choose an alternative lawyer to act in the purchase, not forgetting to check they are on the Britannia panel
I appreciate that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to have this when purchasing a residence in Sydenham? or I am told that there is a law dating back centuries that could mean that homeowners residing in a parish church boundary may be liable to pay for repairs to the chancel within the church. Is this applicable for conveyancing in Sydenham?
Unless a previous purchase of the property completed post 12 October 2013 you can expect lawyers carrying out conveyancing in Sydenham to remain encouraging a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.
I have justdiscovered that Arc property Solicitors have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Sydenham for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 10 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?
The quickest method 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 Sydenham conveyancing specialists.
I am purchasing my first flat in Sydenham with a loan from Barclays Direct. The sellers refused to move on the amount so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The house builders rep advised me not reveal to my lawyer about the extras as it will adversely affect my loan with the lender. Should I keep quiet?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
Hoping to buy a property located in Sydenham and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Sydenham. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Sydenham area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Sydenham. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found
We are looking to purchase a repossessed flat in Sydenham and the mortgagee in possession would like to complete within 28 days. Do conveyancers meet that timeframe? Would it be better to select a high street Sydenham firm or an online firm that advertises to offer speedy conveyancing?
Visit your Sydenham shopping parade. Pop in to two or three companies and request to talk to a conveyancing solicitor for a quote. Set out your situation and seek a commitment on time frames. Choose the one that comes across as most trustworthy. You need to use a property lawyer on the list of lawyers approved by your bank.