Can your site be used to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Rainham even where I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for example where I intend to acquire an office in Rainham with a loan from Skipton Building Society?

Our search tool is primarily there to get a quote from residential conveyancing solicitors in Rainham but we have listed towards the end of this page a few Rainham commercial conveyancing firms. You should enquire with the solicitors directly to check if they are also authorised to represent Skipton Building Society

I just acquired a flat at auction in Rainham. Conveyancing is required. What happens now?

Now that you are exchanged you will need to retain a conveyancing solicitor quickly as you now have a pending deadline in which to complete the conveyancing. An auction property should have a corresponding legal pack. This will likely include most,if not all of the paperwork that your lawyer will need. Where you are dealing with leasehold property the conveyancing pack may contain a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing documentation relating to a leasehold property. You must give this to your appointed conveyancing solicitor ASAP. Do make sure that you have funds organised to complete the transaction on the set completion date.

We expect to receive a AIP from Yorkshire BS this week so we can work out what to offer on a property we like as otherwise we are dependent on web based calculators (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Yorkshire BS recommend any Rainham solicitors on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?

You will need to appoint Rainham solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Yorkshire BS through the process.

Intending to buy a maisonette in Rainham. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Lloyds conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Rainham property lawyer is on the Lloyds conveyancing panel.

Just bought a terraced house in Rainham , What is the estimated time for the Land Registry to register the transfer to my name? My Rainham conveyancing solicitor has been very slow, so I want to be certain the registration is addressed.

There is nothing unique when it comes to conveyancing in Rainham registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timescales can vary subject to who lodges the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry must send notices to any 3rd persons or bodies. Currently in the region of 80% of such applications are completed in less than three weeks but some can be subject to extensive delays. Registration occurs after the purchaser has moved in to the premises thus 'speed' is not usually primary concern but where it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your conveyancer can speak with the land registry and explain the circumstances.

I'm purchasing my first flat in Rainham with the aid of help to buy. The developers refused to budge the price so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The property agent advised me not reveal to my solicitor about the side-deal as it will adversely affect my mortgage with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

We expect to complete the disposal of our £175,000 garden flat in Rainham next week. The managing agents has quoted £408 for Landlord’s certificate, building insurance schedule and previous years statements of service charge. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge an administration fee for a flat conveyance in Rainham?

Rainham conveyancing on leasehold flats ordinarily results in fees being invoiced by management companies :

Completing pre-exchange enquiries Where consent is required before sale in Rainham Copies of the building insurance and schedule Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale

Your solicitor will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Rainham leasehold premises is £350. For Rainham conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are required to provide the information.

After months of correspondence we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Rainham. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?

if 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 decide the premium.

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Rainham residence is 37 Lodge Court High Street in November 2013. the decision of the LVT was that the premium to be paid for the new lease was £25,559 This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 57.5 years.