We are buying a property and require a conveyancing solicitor in Victoria who is on the Nottingham solicitor panel. Can you recommend a local 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 Nottingham . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Victoria.
When scouring moneysavingexpert.com for a recommended solicitor in Victoria, many say that I should look for a CQS kitemarked solicitor. Can you explain what CQS is?
The Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme is the recognised quality mark for legal experts in buying or selling property, trusted by some of the UK's leading banks. In 2011-12 the Conveyancing Quality Scheme was officially recognised by the Legal Ombudsman. The scheme does not cover licenced conveyancers. Victoria is one of the numerous areas in England and Wales where there are CQS lawyers.
I can see plenty of here regarding conveyancing in Victoria but can you isolate your top tip for finding the right conveyancer in Victoria
We would encourage you not to base your choice on the cheapest Victoria conveyancing costs illustration. You really do get what you’re paying for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.
This question may be naive but I am unexperienced as FTB of a garden flat in Victoria. Do I pick up the keys to the premises on the completion date from my lawyer? If so, I will use a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Victoria?
On the day of completion you will not be required to attend the conveyancers office in Victoria. Your solicitors will arrange to send the purchase money to the owner’s conveyancers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you will be able to collect the keys from the selling Agents and start moving into the property. Usually this occurs between 1 and 3pm.
The formalities of my remortgage has taken place for my property in Victoria. Conveyancing was a necessary evil but I would like to complain about the lender. How do I make a complaint?
Most banks and building societies have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Services Department at head office. Ordinarily complaints to a lender are resolved effectively and efficiently. However if you are not satisfied that the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR who will take matters further.
I have recentlybecome aware that Arc property Solicitors have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Victoria for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 12 months ago. How can I be sure that my home is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?
The quickest way to see if the premises 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 Victoria conveyancing specialists.
I'm converting the mortgage on my primary property to a buy to let mortgage with Barclays Direct and I will use the rest of the raised equity towards a second property. The neighborhood we are looking at is Victoria. Will your conveyancers be able to act for the two mortgage companies and link together the conveyances?
Do use our search tool on this site to ensure that the solicitors are on the relevant lender panels. Assuming that they are your lawyer should be able to simultaneously deal with the two transactions but you should talk with you lawyer and specify your expectations and requirements.
Do you have any top tips for leasehold conveyancing in Victoria from the point of view of saving time on the sale process?
- Much of the delay in leasehold conveyancing in Victoria can be avoided where you instruct lawyers as soon as your agents start advertising the property and ask them to put together the leasehold documentation needed by the buyers’ conveyancers. You believe that you know the number of years left on your lease but it would be advisable verify this via your conveyancers. A purchaser's lawyer will be unlikely to recommend their client to where the remaining number of years is below 80 years. In the circumstances it is important at an as soon as possible that you consider whether the lease for your property needs extending. If it does, contact your solicitors before you put your home on the market for sale. In the event that you altered the property did you need the Landlord’s permission? Have you, for example installed wooden flooring? Most leases in Victoria state that internal structural changes or installing wooden flooring calls for a licence issued by the Landlord approving such changes. Should you fail to have the approvals in place you should not contact the landlord without contacting your lawyer in the first instance. Some Victoria leases require Landlord’s consent to the sale and approval of the buyers. If this applies to your lease, you should notify your estate agents to make sure that the purchasers obtain financial (bank) and professional references. Any bank reference will need to confirm that the buyers are able to meet the yearly service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the service charge figures so that they can pass this information on to the purchasers or their solicitors. If you are supposed to have a share in the freehold, you should make sure that you hold the original share certificate. Organising a replacement share certificate can be a lengthy formality and slows down many a Victoria home move. Where a reissued share certificate is necessary, you should approach the company officers or managing agents (if applicable) for this at the earliest opportunity.
I inherited a basement flat in Victoria. Given that I can not reach agreement with the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the sum due for a lease extension?
Most definitely. We are happy to put you in touch with a Victoria conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Victoria premises is Flats 12A & 19, Evelyn Mansions Carlisle Place in June 2009. The Tribunal held that the price to be paid for the new lease of Flat 12A is £168,824, For the other flat the price was set at £169,110 This case affected 2 flats. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 56 years.