Can the conveyancing solicitors highlighted through your ’find a lawyer’ tool carry out right to buy conveyancing in Shooter's Hill?
We work with a number of conveyancing firms who can conduct right to buy conveyancing matters Please e-mail the solicitors listed with a view to obtain a costs calculation.
Should conveyancers ask for an advanced payment when it comes to conveyancing in Shooter's Hill?
If you are buying a property in Shooter's Hill your lawyer will request that you to provide them with monies to cover the search fees. Ordinarily this is requested to cover the fees of the conveyancing searches. When the deposit is payable against the sale price then this will be needed immediately in advance of contracts are exchanged. Any further balance that is due should be transferred shortly before completion.
I have a mortgage with Coventry BS for my property in Shooter's Hill. Conveyancing was finalised months ago. Should I wish to rent out my property and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a buy-to-let mortgage or inform Coventry BS?
Your original mortgage agreement with Coventry BS will provide that you need their approval in advance of letting out your property as this is likely to be a breach of Coventry BS’s mortgage conditions. In many cases banks or building societies will allow you to rent out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Coventry BS directly. It should not be necessary to do this via a Coventry BS conveyancing panel lawyer.
My offer was accepted on an apartment in Shooter's Hill on 29/7/2025, valuation was booked 4 days later, received a clean bill of health. Property lawyer appointed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to TSB and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the TSB conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for TSB to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the TSB conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I have instructed a Shooter's Hill lawyer having made sure that they are on the Nottingham conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?
Nottingham will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Nottingham will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your solicitor will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your Shooter's Hill postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Nottingham, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in Shooter's Hill.
What can a local search inform me concerning the house my wife and I purchasing in Shooter's Hill?
Shooter's Hill conveyancing often starts with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company for instance Searches UK The local search is essential in every Shooter's Hill conveyancing purchase; as long as you wish to avoid any nasty surprises after you move into your property. The search will reveal information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen subject sections.
I have justdiscovered that Wolstenholmes have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Shooter's Hill for a purchase of a leasehold flat 12 months ago. How can I check that my home is in my name in the name of the former proprietor?
The easiest way to see if the property is in your name, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Shooter's Hill conveyancing specialists.