My wife and I are soon to complete on the purchase of a property in Willesden but as a result of wreckage from a small fire at the property I have was able negotiate reparation from the seller in the sum of three thousand pounds by way of a adjustment in the price. This was going to be addressed as part of a side agreement however UBS are not allowing this. Should they have been approached?
Your conveyancer that is on the UBS approved list is duty bound to disclose to UBS of any amendments to the sale price. If you were to refuse your solicitor to notify the reduction to UBS then they would have to discontinue acting for you. In addition, UBS and you would have to appoint a new property lawyer for your conveyancing in Willesden.
What does a local search reveal about the property I am buying in Willesden?
Willesden conveyancing often starts with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search organisations such as Searches UK The local search is essential in every Willesden conveyancing purchase; as long as you wish to avoid any unpleasant surprises after you move into your property. The search will provide information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen topic areas.
I used Action Conveyancing a few years ago for my conveyancing in Willesden. Now, I need the documents but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Willesden of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
About to purchase a new build flat in Willesden. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.
Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Willesden
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There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents.
As co-executor for the estate of my aunt I am selling a house in Swansea but I am based in Willesden. My conveyancer (who is 300 miles from mehas requested that I execute a statutory declaration ahead of completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Willesden who can witness this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are Willesden based
I have checked your search tool I can't find the lawyer I was hoping to instruct as being on the mortgage company conveyancing panel. My lawyer has said that they are on the lender approved panel. How can I be sure given that they are not listed on your directory?
Not all firms are yet listed on our lender panel search tool which is still relatively new. Law firms are listing on a daily basis and it is probably the case that your lawyer is on the mortgage company conveyancing lawyer and you should probably take them at their word. Please do feel free to suggest that they completing their listing on our site as it would only cost them £1 a month to list themselves as being on the bank solicitor panel.