Can you explain why leasehold purchase conveyancing in West Dulwich costs more?
The conveyancing costs for a leasehold premises in West Dulwich is inevitably more expensive as compared to a freehold residence. This is due to the additional investigations necessary in dealing with the landlord and managing agents to collate the evidence concerning whether the rent and service fee have been cleared and whether there are any significant expenditure in the foreseeable future on repairs or maintenance of the building.
What happens if my lawyer’s firm is removed from the Nottingham Solicitor panel ahead of completing my conveyancing in West Dulwich?
First, this is very unlikely to happen. In most cases even where a law firm is removed off of a panel the lender would allow the completion to go ahead as the lender would appreciate the difficulties that they would place you in if you have to instruct a new solicitor days before completion. In a worst case scenario where the lender insists that you instruct a new firm then it is possible for a very good lawyer to expedite the conveyancing albeit that you may pay a significant premium for this. The analogous situation is where a buyer instructs a lawyer, exchanges contracts and the law firm is shut down by a regulator such as the SRA. Again, in this situation you can find lawyers who can troubleshoot their way to bring the conveyancing to a satisfactory conclusion - albeit at a cost.
We are planning to move home in September. Will my conveyancing solicitor liaise with the removal company on the completion day. Incidentally, can you suggest a removal company in West Dulwich. Conveyancing solicitor was chosen before I stumbled across your page.
On the afternoon of completion you can collect the house keys from your estate agent but this can only be done after the previous owners solicitors advise the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be collected. Subsequently you should tell the removal men that they can start moving you in. We do not recommend a particular removal company but can help you find a residential property solicitor in West Dulwich or a firm with expertise in conveyancing in West Dulwich.
Last month we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Coventry BS. West Dulwich conveyancing lawyers were chosen. How long does it take for Coventry BS to issue the offer to the conveyancer?
There is no definitive answer here. Have Coventry BS completed the valuation? Have you advised Coventry BS as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.
I recently had an offer agreed on an apartment in West Dulwich. My financial adviser pressured me to appoint their solicitor. I paid an on account payment of £175. A couple of days later, the lawyer called me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the TSB conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the TSB panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in West Dulwich ahead of appointing solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. Our surveyor advised that some lenders may not grant a loan on a flying freehold property.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different instructions for example to Nationwide. Should you wish to telephone us we can check via the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in West Dulwich. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in West Dulwich to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my grandmother I am disposing of a property in Monmouth but I am based in West Dulwich. My solicitor (who is 300 kilometers from mehas requested that I execute a statutory declaration before completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in West Dulwich who can attest and place their company stamp on the document?
Technically speaking you are not likely to need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are West Dulwich based
How easy is it to change a solicitor as I need to find a West Dulwich based firm who is on the mortgage company conveyancing panel. How simple is it to change conveyancer?
If you haven't yet instructed a conveyancer to start work and have just received an estimate as to costs, you're perfectly free to choose a different solicitor to carry out your work for you. The best way is to get recommendations from friends or family who have actually used the solicitor or conveyancer in West Dulwich that you're considering.