What is the first thing I need to know concerning purchase conveyancing in Woolwich?
You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Woolwich or throughout England and Wales is an adversarial experience. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there is plenty of room for friction between you and others involved in the ownership transfer. For instance, the vendor, property agent and on occasion your bank. Selecting a solicitor for your conveyancing in Woolwich an important selection as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY party in the process whose role it is to act in your legal interests and to protect you.
There is a distinct ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone has to be blamed for the process being so protracted. You your first instinct should be to trust your lawyer above the other parties in the conveyancing process.
I am mortgaging my home in Woolwich, does my lawyer need to be on the Skipton Conveyancing panel?
In theory, you could use a solicitor that is not on the Skipton conveyancing panel, but Skipton would require one of their panel solicitors to be instructed to act in their interests, and you'd have to pay for this - so most people instruct a panel solicitor. It's also easier, as otherwise you'd have to deal with two solicitors for the same conveyancing matter.
Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Woolwich before appointing solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. My surveyor has said that some lenders will not give a loan on such a property.
It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different instructions for example to Birmingham Midshires. If you call us we can check with the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Woolwich. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
How easy is it to switch firm as I have to instruct a firm on the TSB conveyancing list. I instructed a local conveyancing solicitor in Woolwich five minutes from me but he is not accepted by TSB
It would be our pleasure to assist you find a conveyancing solicitor in Woolwich on the TSB panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we work with do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are registered with the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Woolwich. In utilising search facility on this page, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Woolwich.
Last August I purchased a leasehold flat in Woolwich. Do I have any liability for service charges relating to a period prior to completion of my purchase?
In a situation where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous lessee and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. However, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. A critical element of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to ensure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.
If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).
Following months of negotiations we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Woolwich. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?
Where there is a absentee freeholder or where there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the LVT to decide the amount due.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Woolwich premises is 46 Credon Road in January 2014. On 11 September 2013 Deputy District Judge Price sitting at the Bow County Court made a vesting order that the freeholder surrender his lease and be granted a new lease of the Premises on such terms as may be determined by the First Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber).The appropriate sum as concluded by the Tribunal was £7225 This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired term was 69.77 years.
I purchased a house in Woolwich last 2/9/2024 and to date it is still not registered with HM Land Registry. It was part of a new estate and my property lawyer told me that it may take twelve months to register. I have spoken with HMLR directly and they have informed me the original application was cancelled due to questions not being addressed in time. What can I do?
It is your solicitor that you really need to turn to here in order to satisfy any issues which have arisen as part of the registration process for your Woolwich property. Normal Woolwich conveyancing practice includes an undertaking on the part of the previous owner’s conveyancing practitioner that they will help resolve any question raised by HMLR so it may be a case of seeking to enforce that undertaking if necessary.