Just contacted my conveyancing lawyer in West Croydon who conducted the legals two years ago and wanted a conveyancing quote based on the same type of house sale & purchase (a leasehold residence and a freehold premises) of similar values with a mortgage from Virgin Money. I am now being quoted twice the amount. Am I right to be tempted to shop around for an alternative property lawyer?
The estimate does seem a tad steep. Where you are content to spend time contrasting costs you may be able to decrease the fees marginally by say £100 plus VAT. That being said, if you were happy with the legal work the firm offered you couldcome to rue opting for an an untested solicitor. Remember to enquire that the conveyancer can act for Virgin Money. Do use our search tool to locate a West Croydon conveyancing firm on the Virgin Money member panel, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in West Croydon.
Please could you suggest a Nottingham Building Society accepted West Croydon conveyancing solicitor finish our house move within less than a month? Would it be better to use a local West Croydon conveyancer or a web based comparison site?
We would be happy to suggest some excellent West Croydon conveyancing firms. You can also walk up the main road in West Croydon. Visit some well established law practices and request to see a conveyancing solicitor for a quote. Discuss your deadline together with the reasons and get an assurance on your deadline. Choose the one that appears most efficient.
I used Action Conveyancing several years past for my conveyancing in West Croydon. I now require my file however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?
Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in West Croydon of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I have been pointed in your direction by a few estate agents in West Croydon to find a conveyancer using your seach tool. What’s the financial incentive for Estate Agents to offer your lawyers rather than a competitor’s?
We don’t make any referral fee for directing people to this site. We thought it would be too underhand to pay a commission because members of the public would think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I receiving any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.
We're FTB’s - agreed a price, yet the selling agent told us that the owners will only move forward if we appoint the agent's preferred conveyancers as they want an ‘expedited deal’. We would rather use a family solicitor used to conveyancing in West Croydon
It is highly unlikely the vendors are driving this. Should the owner require ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a genuine purchaser is is going to put the whole deal at risk. Bypass the agents and go straight to the owners and explain that (a)you are serious buyers (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you do not need to sell (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you are going to instruct your own,trusted West Croydon conveyancing firm - as opposed tothose that will give their negotiator at the agency a referral fee or achieve conveyancing figures demanded by HQ.
Can you provide any advice for leasehold conveyancing in West Croydon with the aim of speeding up the sale process?
- A significant proportion of the frustration in leasehold conveyancing in West Croydon can be avoided if you get in touch lawyers as soon as you market your property and ask them to collate the leasehold documentation needed by the buyers’ representatives. The majority of landlords or Management Companies in West Croydon charge for supplying management packs for a leasehold home. You or your lawyers should enquire as to the actual amount of the charges. The management information can be applied for on or before finding a buyer, thus accelerating the process. The typical amount of time it takes to receive management information is three weeks. It is the most common reason for frustration in leasehold conveyancing in West Croydon. In the event that you altered the property did you need the Landlord’s consent? Have you, for example laid down wooden flooring? Most leases in West Croydon state that internal structural alterations or laying down wooden flooring necessitate a licence issued by the Landlord consenting to such alterations. If you fail to have the paperwork to hand do not contact the landlord without contacting your solicitor in the first instance. You may think that you are aware of the number of years remaining on your lease but you should double-check by asking your conveyancers. A purchaser's conveyancer will be unlikely to recommend their client to to exchange contracts if the remaining number of years is less than 75 years. In the circumstances it is essential at an as soon as possible that you consider whether the lease requires a lease extension. If it does, contact your solicitors before you put your property on the market for sale. If you have had conflict with your landlord or managing agents it is very important that these are settled before the property is put on the market. The buyers and their solicitors will be warry about purchasing a property where there is a current dispute. You may need to swallow your pride and discharge any arrears of service charge or resolve the dispute prior to the buyers completing the purchase. It is therefore preferable to have any dispute settled prior to the contract papers being issued to the buyers’ solicitors. You will still have to reveal details of the dispute to the buyers, but it is clearly preferable to reveal the dispute as over rather than unresolved.
We have reached the end of our tether in negotiating a lease extension in West Croydon. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on premiums?
You certainly can. We are happy to put you in touch with a West Croydon conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement matter before the tribunal for a West Croydon flat is 29 Woodstock Road in April 2014. the Tribunal determined that the premiums to be paid into court in respect of the purchase of the freehold registered at HMLR under Title N0.SY3997 should be £7,217. This case was in relation to 4 flats. The unexpired lease term was 98 years.