We are looking to buy a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Northolt who is on the Clydesdale approved panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a conveyancing firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Clydesdale . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Northolt.
We're in Northolt, FTBs buying with a mortgage (lender is Bank of Ireland , and our lawyer is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no property lawyer should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in Northolt?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Northolt. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
Over the last few months I have been searching for a ground for flat up to £235,500 and identified one near me in Northolt I like with a park and railway links nearby, the downside is that it's only got 49 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Northolt suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a short lease?
If you require a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term will be problematic. Discount the price by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for at least 2 years you could ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer about this matter.
We're novice buyers - had an offer accepted, but the agent has warned us that the vendor will only go ahead if we appoint their chosen conveyancers as they need an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a high street conveyancer accustomed to conveyancing in Northolt
We suspect that the seller is unaware of this demand. Should the seller desire ‘a quick sale', turning down a motivated purchaser is not the way to achieve this. Speak to the owners direct and explain that (a)you are serious buyers (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you are chain free (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you intend to use your own,trusted Northolt conveyancing lawyers - rather thanthe ones that will provide their negotiator at the agency a commission or achieve conveyancing thresholds pre-set by head office.