We are looking to buy a flat and require a conveyancing solicitor in Westerham who is on the Nationwide 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 Nationwide . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Westerham.
We are due to move house in January. Should my conveyancing solicitor liaise with the removal company on the completion day. On a separate note, can you suggest a removal company in Westerham. Conveyancing lawyer was found prior to coming across your site.
On the afternoon of completion you will need to collect the house keys from the selling agent but this should only occur after the previous owners solicitors advise the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be collected. You should advise the removal men that they can start moving you in. As a matter of policy we do not recommend a specific removal organisation but can help you locate a conveyancing in Westerham or a lawyer that specialises in conveyancing in Westerham.
I happen to be the sole recipient of my late father’s estate and I have everything in my name alone, including the house in Westerham. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in November. I now wish to sell up. I understand that there is a CML 6 month 'rule', which means that my proprietorship may be considered the same way as if I'd bought the house in November. Will no one buy the property for half a year?
The CML handbook instructs solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you may be impacted by that. many mortgage companies would take a practical view as this clause chiefly exists to pick up on the purchase and immediately sell or the quick reselling of property.
We previously selected conveyancing lawyers with offices in Westerham on the HSBC solicitor approved list. They have just invoiced me a separate fee for the legal aspects of the HSBC mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee set by HSBC?
As unfair as it may seem, as long as it’s in their Terms of Engagement or estimate then yes your lawyer is entitled to levy a fee for this. The charge is not dictated by HSBC but by your Westerham property lawyer. Plenty of firms on the HSBC panel will charge an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.
We are downsizing from our house in Westerham and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being constructed land that was not decontaminated. A local conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers are using an internet conveyancing firm as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Westerham. Having lived in Westerham for many years we know of no issue. Do we get in touch with our local Authority to seek clarification need.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing lawyer already. What do they say? You must enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same ailment)
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Westerham?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Westerham. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
How easy is it to switch solicitor as I need to retain a firm on the Yorkshire Building Society conveyancing list. I instructed a high street conveyancing solicitor in Westerham five minutes from me but she is not approved by Yorkshire Building Society
It would be our pleasure to help you find a conveyancing solicitor in Westerham on the Yorkshire Building Society panel. Please note that the law firms that we on the directory do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are fully regulated by the SRA who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Westerham. In utilising the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this site, you can contrast costs for conveyancing solicitors in Westerham and beyond.
I acquired a property in Westerham last 19/9/2023 and to date it is still not registered with HM Land Registry. It was part of a new estate and my conveyancer told me that it can take twelve months to register. I have contacted HM Land Registry directly and they have informed me the initial application was cancelled due to questions not being addressed in time. Should I be concerned?
Contact your conveyancer - Where you are unsatisfied with the responses, find out about their internal complaints protocol and amplify your concerns to a Partner. Registrations for Westerham conveyancing are not known to be significantly delayed.