Can I use your services to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Chelsea even where I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for example where I wish to buy an office in Chelsea with a loan from Bank of Ireland?
Our comparison service is predominantly there to find domestic conveyancing solicitors in Chelsea but we have set out towards the bottom of this page a few Chelsea commercial conveyancing firms. You should make contact with the solicitors directly to see if they are also authorised to represent Bank of Ireland
Forgive me if this question is silly but I am new to the home buying as FTB of a garden flat in Chelsea. Do I collect the keys to the premises on the completion date from my conveyancer? If this is the case, I will find a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Chelsea?
There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will transfer the completion advance to the seller's solicitors, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you should be called to pick up the keys from the Estate Agents and move into your new home. This tends to happen early afternoon.
We are purchasing a 3 bedroom semi in Chelsea. Our aim is to carry out an extension to the side at the house.Will legal due diligence on the property include enquiries to determine if these works are permitted?
Your conveyancer will check the registered title as conveyancing in Chelsea will occasionally identify restrictions in the title documents which prohibit certain works or necessitated the permission of another owner. Many additions require local authority planning permissions and approval under the building regulations. Some areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. It would be wise to check these things with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.
Does a directory service exist listing Kent Reliance panel solicitors in Chelsea on the Building Society Association’s Website?
Unfortunately not yet. There is no such tool on the CML or Building Society Association sites. A small selection of mortgage companies make their panel listings open the public on the web. If you are looking for a Chelsea conveyancer on the Kent Reliance please make the most of our tool.
How does conveyancing in Chelsea differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build residence in Chelsea approach us having been asked by the developer to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is finished. This is because new home sellers in Chelsea typically buy the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Chelsea or who has acted in the same development.
I today plan to offer on a house that appears to tick a lot of boxes, at a reasonable price which is making it more attractive. I have since discovered that the title is leasehold rather than freehold. I am assuming that there are issues purchasing a house with a leasehold title in Chelsea. Conveyancing solicitors have are about to be instructed. Will they explain the issues?
Most houses in Chelsea are freehold rather than leasehold. In this scenario it’s worth having a local conveyancer used to dealing with such properties who can help the conveyancing process. it is apparent that you are buying in Chelsea in which case you should be shopping around for a Chelsea conveyancing solicitor and check that they have experience in transacting on leasehold houses. As a matter of priority you will need to check the unexpired lease term. As a lessee you will not be entirely free to do whatever you want with the house. The lease comes with conditions for example requiring the landlord’sconsent to conduct alterations. It may be necessary to pay a maintenance charge towards the maintenance of the estate where the house is part of an estate. Your lawyer will advise you fully on all the issues.
After months of correspondence we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Chelsea. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?
Where there is a absentee landlord 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 First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to calculate the sum to be paid.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Chelsea premises is 150A Albert Palace Mansions Lurline Gardens in July 2013. The Tribunal determined that the premium payable for the new lease of the subject property was £42,069 This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired term was 57.06 years.
How do I establish who is the owner of a property in Chelsea?
Assuming that the property is recorded at HM Land Registry, and you have the details of the address of the property, you should be able to obtain results from the the Land Registry of the recorded owner for a fee.