Can you suggest a Yorkshire Building Society accepted Westminster conveyancing solicitor who can have us moved in within a short deadline? Am I best advised to go for a local Westminster firm or an online firm?
We would be happy to suggest some excellent Westminster conveyancing firms. Another option is to visit the high street in Westminster. Go in to some well established law practices and ask to speak with a conveyancing solicitor for a quote. Explain your requirements together with the reasons and ask for an assurance on your deadline. Choose the one that genuine.
We are buying a apartment in Westminster. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a conveyancer? On the day of competition we will need to deposit our life savings into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our monies?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
We had selected conveyancing lawyers with offices in Westminster on the Kent Reliance solicitor panel. They are now charging me a further amount for dealing with the Kent Reliance mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by Kent Reliance?
Provided it is contained in their Terms and Conditions or estimate then yes your conveyancing practitioner may levy a fee for this. The fee is not set by Kent Reliance but by your Westminster lawyer. Plenty of firms on the Kent Reliance panel will quote ’dealing with mortgage’ fee and others do not.
We have agreed to purchase a house in Westminster. One unusual aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Solicitors conducting should look into this right? Will my lender Principality be concerned?
Given that your lender is Principality your lawyer must check the conveyancing instructions outlined in Part 2 of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Principality. The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook contains minimum conditions for solar panel roof-space leases, and solicitors are required to report to Principality where a lease fails to comply with these requirements. The requirements relate to the installation of panels on properties in England and Wales and is not isolated to Westminster.
Will my conveyancer be raising enquiries regarding flooding during the conveyancing in Westminster.
The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for conveyancers conducting conveyancing in Westminster. Some people will buy a house in Westminster, completely aware that at some time, it may be flooded. However, aside from the physical destruction, if a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, suitable building insurance, or dispose of the property. Steps can be carried out as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the purchaser.
Solicitors are not best placed to offer advice on flood risk, but there are a number of searches that may be undertaken by the purchaser or by their lawyers which should give them a better understanding of the risks in Westminster. The standard completed inquiry forms supplied to a buyer’s solicitor (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) includes a standard inquiry of the seller to find out whether the premises has historically flooded. If flooding has previously occurred and is not notified by the owner, then a purchaser could bring a claim for damages stemming from an misleading response. The buyer’s lawyers should also commission an enviro search. This should disclose whether there is a recorded flood risk. If so, additional inquiries should be carried out.
I have recentlybecome aware that Arc property Solicitors have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Westminster for a purchase of a leasehold flat 9 months ago. How can I establish that my home is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?
The easiest way to see if the property 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 Westminster conveyancing specialists.
I am looking into buying my first house which is in Westminster and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Westminster. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Westminster area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Westminster. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found
What are my options where I am unhappy with the lawyer who undertook my conveyancing in Westminster?
We live in an imperfect world, and is is a fact of life that sometimes matters do not go as planned. Nevertheless there is recourse where you were not happy with your conveyancing in Westminster. This varies from trying to resolve matters directly with them, through to reporting a property lawyer to their governing body. If you remain dissatisfied you may consider getting in touch with the Legal Ombudsman.