Is there a reason to instruct a Fitzrovia conveyancing firm when web based conveyancers are less expensive?

To take your time to find shop around for conveyancing costs in Fitzrovia and you should seek a reasonable quote but don’t become consumed with getting the lowest priced Fitzrovia conveyancer. Finding the right conveyancer can mark the difference between a smooth and a distressing move. You need to ensure that you have expert advice from an experienced solicitor. An e-mail can never take the place of a phone discussion and can never replicate a one to one consultation. Our partner firms will find you a qualified and experienced conveyancing solicitor who can deal with your conveyancing from from the outset to completion, providing a level of continuity that you will never get with an internet conveyancer. Our lawyers will contact you regularly to update you on headway making sure that you are ensuring that you are updated at regular intervals. Should it ever be necessary to contact the office you will know who to ask for and we'll endeavour to make sure that you are kept fully informed.

My conveyancer has discovered a a legal deficiency with the lease for the property we are purchasing in Fitzrovia. The other side have put forward defective title insurance as a workaround. We are happy with insurance and will cover the costs. Our lawyer says that he must be satisfied that the lender is happy with this solution. Are we the client or is the mortgage company ?

The short answer to your last question is that, notwithstanding the potential for a conflict of interest, you and the bank are the client. Your conveyancer must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook specifications. The UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions require your lawyer to disclose issues such as defects with the lease so that the mortgage company can be afforded the opportunity to check with their valuer as to the extent that the value of the property is affected. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your conveyancing practitioner will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.

We are planning to buy with Darlington Building Society. We have called around locally yet cant to find a Fitzrovia conveyancing firm on the Darlington Building Society panel. Please you assist?

You should take advantage of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this site. Pick the mortgage company and type Fitzrovia or your preferred area and you will be presented with a number of lawyer located in Fitzrovia or nearest you.

Should commercial conveyancing searches reveal planned roadworks that could impact a commercial property in Fitzrovia?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Fitzrovia will order a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers spend in sourcing accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Fitzrovia. The search result provides definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Fitzrovia.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Fitzrovia it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately can result in delays to Fitzrovia commercial conveyancing deals as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not conducted for domestic conveyancing in Fitzrovia.

In my capacity as executor for the estate of my aunt I am selling a property in Neath but live in Fitzrovia. My lawyer (based 300 kilometers awayrequires that I execute a statutory declaration prior to the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in Fitzrovia who can witness and place their company stamp on the document?

strictly speaking you should not need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are located in Fitzrovia