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Reasons to use our Upper Norwood conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 This site is the only site offering you the ability to ensure that your conveyancing in Upper Norwood will be conducted by a solicitor on your mortgage lender’s conveyancing panel.
  • 2 Notwithstanding what alternative companies say it may be necessary to attend your solicitor to execute documents. Too many 3rd parties are already engaged in a homemove without having to add Royal Mail into the equation.
  • 3 The accumulation of transactions means that Upper Norwood property lawyer have established very good connections with Upper Norwood local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of undertaking your conveyancing in Upper Norwood.
  • 4 Upper Norwood property lawyers will acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 5 We are the UKs most comprehensive residential conveyancing directory listing mortgage company approved law firms carrying out conveyancing in Upper Norwood registered with the SRA or CLC.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Upper Norwood since December 2024*

Purchase

of apartment Victoria Crescent SE19 1AE, purchased for £440,000. Leasehold conveyancing work included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, ordering official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

Conveyance

of apartment Harold Road SE19 3SW, sold for £425,000. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

Acquisition

of apartment Alexandra Drive SE19 1AW, at a price of £395,000. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

Conveyance

of flat Beulah Hill SE19 3EW, purchased for £315,000. Leasehold conveyancing work included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Upper Norwood

Can the conveyancing solicitors that you recommend handle right to buy conveyancing in Upper Norwood?

We have identified numerous conveyancing specialists carrying out right to buy conveyancing work Do e-mail the conveyancers listed to obtain a costs illustration.

Do I choose a Licenced Conveyancer or Solicitor for conveyancing in Upper Norwood?

Two types of professional can execute conveyancing in Upper Norwood namely licenced conveyancers or solicitors. Both professionals handle conveyancing services that required to complete the disposal or purchase of property. They are both required to execute Upper Norwood conveyancing on similar standards and guidelines so you may be sure that your conveyancing will be professionally carried out and that all requisite steps will be accurately taken.

Completion of my remortgage has taken place for my property in Upper Norwood. Conveyancing was a necessary evil but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about the lender. How does one go about formally complaining?

Most lenders have complaints procedures. Your first port of call should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Care Department at head office. In most cases complaints to a lender are resolved very quickly. If you feel the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service with full details of your complaint.

I am due to exchange contracts on my flat. I had a double glazing fitted in May 2010, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My buyer's mortgage company, Clydesdale are being pedantic. The Upper Norwood solicitor who is on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel is saying indemnity insurance will be fine but Clydesdale are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do Clydesdale have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?

It is probably the case that Clydesdale have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Clydesdale may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.

Will my lawyer be making enquiries concerning flooding during the conveyancing in Upper Norwood.

Flooding is a growing risk for conveyancers conducting conveyancing in Upper Norwood. There are those who purchase a property in Upper Norwood, fully expectant that at some time, it may be flooded. However, aside from the physical damage, if a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, satisfactory building insurance, or dispose of the premises. Steps can be carried out as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the purchaser.

Solicitors are not best placed to impart advice on flood risk, but there are a various searches that may be undertaken by the purchaser or on a buyer’s behalf which will figure out the risks in Upper Norwood. The standard completed inquiry forms sent to a buyer’s lawyer (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) incorporates a standard inquiry of the vendor to determine if the premises has ever been flooded. If the property has been flooded in past and is not notified by the seller, then a buyer could issue a claim for damages as a result of such an misleading answer. A buyer’s conveyancers will also commission an environmental search. This should disclose if there is a recorded flood risk. If so, more detailed investigations should be conducted.

four months have elapsed following my purchase conveyancing in Upper Norwood completed. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £215,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the property from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

I am employed by a long established estate agency in Upper Norwood where we have witnessed a few flat sales derailed as a result of leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have been given conflicting advice from local Upper Norwood conveyancing solicitors. Could you clarify whether the seller of a flat can initiate the lease extension formalities for the buyer?

As long as the seller has owned the lease for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to commence the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is that the proposed purchaser can avoid having to wait 2 years for a lease extension. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed before, or simultaneously with completion of the sale.

Alternatively, it may be possible to agree the lease extension with the freeholder either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the buyer.

Following years of correspondence we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Upper Norwood. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?

Where there is a missing landlord or if there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant legislation it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to arrive at the premium.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Upper Norwood property is Flats 55, 67 & 70 Melbourne Court Anerley Road in July 2013. The tribunal calculated that the premium for the extended lease at £48,366.00 for at 55, and £88,329.00 for ats 67 and 70 combined. This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 26.38 years.

My offer on house in Upper Norwood has been accepted, but there is a chain. The vendors have submitted an offer on somewhere, however it’s not yet agreed to, and are looking at other flats booked. I have instructed a local conveyancing lawyer in Upper Norwood. What should be my next step? At what stage should I apply for the mortgage with Coventry BS?

It is understandable to have anxieties where there is an associated chain given your reluctance to incur costs prematurely (mortgage application is in the region of one thousand pounds, then valuation, Upper Norwood conveyancing search charges, etc). The first thing to do is check that your conveyancing practitioner is on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. As to the subsequent steps this very much depends on the circumstances of your transaction, desire for the property and on the state of the market. During a hot market some purchasers will apply for the mortgage with Coventry BS and pay for the survey and only if it was satisfactory would they request their conveyancing practitioner to press on with the conveyancing in Upper Norwood.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Upper Norwood

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Upper Norwood with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Service charge disputes

  • Amphlett Lissimore Bagshaws Llp, Greystoke House, 80-86 Westow Street, London, London, SE19 3AF
  • Bennett Welch & Co, Bank Chambers, Westow Hill, London, SE19 1TY
  • Braidwood Law Practice Solicitors, Falcon House, 6 Parchmore Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey, CR7 8LU
  • Rose Samuel Odele & Partners, 252 Kirkdale, Sydenham, London, SE26 4NL
  • Monioro Less & Co, Suite 209, Regents House, 291 Kirkdale, Sydenham, London, London, SE26 4QD

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Upper Norwood regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Upper Norwood specialising in commercial conveyancing in Upper Norwood. This will likely include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • Amphlett Lissimore Bagshaws Llp, Greystoke House, 80-86 Westow Street, London, London, SE19 3AF
  • Bennett Welch & Co, Bank Chambers, Westow Hill, London, SE19 1TY
  • Charles Clarke & Co, 77 High Street, London, SE20 7HW
  • Kirvan Bond Solicitors, 107 High Street, Penge, London, SE20 7DT
  • Ewings & Co, 148 High Street, London, SE20 7EU

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Upper Norwood regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Upper Norwood but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • R & C Property Lawyers Llp, 10A Upper Tooting Road, SW17 7PG
  • Walter Saunders, 382 Brockley Road, SE4 2BY

*Source acknowledgement: House price data produced by Land Registry as well data supplied by Lexsure Ltd.

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