My financial adviser has asked me for my Erith solicitor’s panel reference for the HSBC conveyancing panel. How do I find this out. I have tried my local Erith office but they have not responded to me.

Have you tried speaking to your Erith conveyancing practitioner about this?. Most Erith law firms will retain a file or database of lender panel information which would include, if applicable, their conveyancing panel details for each mortgage company.

At what point does exchange of contracts occur in purchase conveyancing in Erith and do I need to be at the lawyers office?

Where you are round the corner to our conveyancing solicitors in Erith you are invited in to sign the paperwork. However, the law practices we recommend supply countrywide coverage for conveyancing and provide just as comprehensive and professional a job for you when communicating with you digitally. The executing of the contract is not the critical part. Signing on the dotted line is necessary for the solicitor to address the formalities when the time is right, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The procedure is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where a long "chain" is in play, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Erith)to be in the office at the appropriate time.

I need some quick conveyancing in Erith as I am under pressure to complete in less than 4 weeks. A home loan is not required. Is it possible to decline from having conveyancing searches to save money and time?

If.Given you are are a mortgage free buyer you are at liberty not to do searches although no solicitor would suggest that you don't. With lots of history conveyancing in Erith the following are instances of what can appear and adversely affect future mortgageability: Refused Planning Applications, Overdue Charges, Outstanding Grants, Road Schemes,...

Estate agents have just been given the go-ahead to market my ground floor apartment in Erith. Conveyancing is yet to be initiated, but I have recently had a quarterly maintenance charge invoice – what should I do?

Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should clear the maintenance contribution as you normally would because all ground rent and service payments should be apportioned as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you will be reimbursed by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.

I have attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord to extend my lease without success. Can I apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal? Can you recommend a Erith conveyancing firm to act on my behalf?

Absolutely. We are happy to put you in touch with a Erith conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Erith property is Various @ Colombus Square in January 2012. the Tribunal calculated the premiums to be paid for new leases for each of the flats in Mariners Walk to be £3822 and the premium to be paid for the new lease of 2 Knights Court to be £4439. This case related to 13 flats. The unexpired term was 76 years.

Me and my fiance have just had an offer agreed on a flat and had an appointment on Monday with Leeds Building Society for the mortgage. They have informed me that when it comes to appointing a conveyancing practitioner that if they are not on their approved panel of solicitors then we will be subject to an an extra charge of £200. This is because they would then have to appoint a conveyancer to act for them as well as the one we choose to act on our behalf and we will be on the hook for their fees. I have requested Leeds Building Society to furnish me with a list so I can request quotes only from their approved conveyancers but was told that I need to check with each individual solicitor to see if they are on the panel. Is there a simple way of finding out who is on a lender panel?

You should ask Leeds Building Society what their panel criteria is for a solicitor.Thereafter ask the lawyer of your choice whether they fit that criteria and have they acted on mortgages for Leeds Building Society in the past. Where the answer to those is yes, then just clarify this with Leeds Building Society. Alternatively please use our search facility and we should be able to identify a conveyancer in Erith on the approved list for Leeds Building Society.