My partner and I are buying a brand new flat in Bethnal Green and my lawyer is telling me that she has to the bank to disclose incentives from the developer. The Estate Agents are hassling me to exchange contracts and I don't want to prolong the conveyancing. is my lawyer playing by the book?
You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your lawyer. A precondition to being on a bank panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.
Can I use your services to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Bethnal Green even where I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for example where I intend to acquire an office in Bethnal Green with a mortgage from Skipton Building Society?
The service is mainly utilised to find domestic conveyancing solicitors in Bethnal Green but we have listed at the end of this page some Bethnal Green commercial conveyancing firms. You should enquire with the solicitors directly to establish if they can also act for Skipton Building Society
I have recentlyfound out that Stirling Law have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Bethnal Green for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 9 months ago. How can I check that my home is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?
The quickest way to check 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 Bethnal Green conveyancing specialists.
I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £305k and identified one close by in Bethnal Green I like with amenity areas and railway links nearby, however it only has 49 years on the lease. There is not much else in Bethnal Green in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a short lease?
Should you need a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term may be problematic. Discount the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the premises for a minimum of 2 years you can request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor regarding this matter.
My partner has encouraged me to use his conveyancers in Bethnal Green. Should I find my own solicitor?
No doubt the best way to find a conveyancing lawyer is to have feedback from friends or relatives who have used the firm you're contemplating using.