I am need of leasehold conveyancing for an apartment in a fairly new development (seven years old) in West Hampstead. Almost all the properties are already disposed of. Do I need carry out the conveyancing searches for my conveyancing in West Hampstead?
You would be taking a significant risk in refusing to carrying out West Hampstead conveyancing searches. Without searches you have no clarity over flooding, environmental etc which may mean you walk away due to potential problems down the line. If you are buying without a mortgage there is no legal necessity to have them, but we would strongly advise in no uncertain terms that your lawyer conducts them. If timings and cost are primary issues you should consider with your conveyancer about the option of search insurance
Do I need to visit the offices of the solicitor to sign the legal charge? If so, I will appoint a lawyer who conducts conveyancing in West Hampstead so that I can pop in to their offices if necessary.
These days approved lawyers for banks conduct all of the work via Royal Mail, internet or over the phone. This means that they can undertake the conveyancing transaction regardless of where you live in England or Wales. However you should see if you can still book an appointment to visit conveyancing lawyer if needed.
We are due to move property in February. Will my conveyancing solicitor communicate with the removal company on the completion day. As an aside, can you put forward a removal company in West Hampstead. Conveyancing firm was chosen before I stumbled across this site.
On the afternoon of completion you will need to collect the keys from the property agent but this can only be done when the sellers conveyancers confirm to the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be given over. After that you can inform the removal men that you are ready to move in. We are not in a position to suggest a specific removal organisation but can assist you in finding a conveyancing in West Hampstead or a solicitor that specialises in conveyancing in West Hampstead.
My wife and I are spending time looking at apartments in West Hampstead and I am about to put in an offer. Is it sensible to have my property lawyer on ‘stand by’? I intend to finance via a home loan with UBS.
It would be prudent to instigate your search sooner rather than later. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their contact information on to the selling agent. Given that you are seeking a mortgage with UBS, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the UBS conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.
After months of negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in West Hampstead. My financial adviser suggested a lawyer. I paid an advanced payment of £200. Shortly after, the conveyancing practitioner contacted me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Principality 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 Principality 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.
Is it possible to swap solicitor as I have to retain a firm on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel. I instructed a high street conveyancing solicitor in West Hampstead five minutes from me but he is not accepted by Norwich and Peterborough Building Society
It would be our pleasure to help you select a conveyancing solicitor in West Hampstead on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society panel. Please note that the conveyancers that we list do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are fully regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in West Hampstead. In making use of the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this page, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in West Hampstead.
I’m about to sell my ground floor flat in West Hampstead. Conveyancing has not commenced, but I have just had a half-yearly service charge demand – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?
The sensible thing to do is pay the service charge as you normally would as all rents and service invoices should be apportioned on completion, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.
I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord to extend my lease without any joy. Can a leaseholder make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal? Can you recommend a West Hampstead conveyancing firm to act on my behalf?
in cases where there is a missing freeholder or where there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to calculate the price payable.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a West Hampstead residence is Flat A 372 Cricklewood Lane in January 2013. The Tribunal decided that the premium for the extended lease should be £5,750.00 and that the terms of the new lease should be those set out in annex to the decsion This case was in relation to 1 flat.
My mum and dad are unable to locate their West Hampstead property on the HMLR online search facility. They recall that back in the 60’s when they purchased the house there were complications with West Hampstead not being identified on some systems.
Nearly all properties in West Hampstead should appear. Have you limited your search with simply the postcode. Ordinarily it will mention all the properties inside the postcode. Assuming the property is recorded it will show up with a title number. If they bought sixty years ago it's conceivable it may be unrecorded. The property may still be revealed but with the title number shown 'na'. In this scenario you will need to find the original title papers which might be with your parent’s bank.