Can the conveyancing solicitors identified via your search tool conduct attended exchange conveyancing in Shoreditch?
We do have a number of conveyancing experts who can conduct one day exchanges. You should call us to secure a costs illustration and details as to availability.
Can I use your services to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Shoreditch even if I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for example where I intend to acquire an office in Shoreditch with a mortgage from The Mortgage Works?
Our search tool is primarily used to find domestic conveyancing solicitors in Shoreditch but we have set out towards the bottom of this page a few Shoreditch commercial conveyancing firms. You should enquire with the firm directly to check if they are also authorised to represent The Mortgage Works
Can you point me to a directory of RBS panel conveyancers in Shoreditch on the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Website?
Unfortunately not yet. There is no such tool on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association sites. A small selection of banks make their panel listings visible on the web. Where you are in need of a Shoreditch solicitor on the RBS please make the most of our tool.
We are getting the release of further funds on our mortgage from Barclays as we intend to conduct a loft conversion to our property in Shoreditch. Are we obliged to choose a high street Shoreditch solicitor on the Barclays conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?
Barclays would not normally require a member of their conveyancing panel to deal with such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Barclays panel.
I have paid off my mortgage with Barclays. I assume I don't need a Shoreditch solicitor on the Barclays panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your Barclays mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Barclays mortgage from the register. Barclays, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
- but are not moving to another property
- where Barclays has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- Barclays has instructed the Land Registry to do so
How does conveyancing in Shoreditch differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build property in Shoreditch contact us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is constructed. This is because house builders in Shoreditch usually acquire the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Shoreditch or who has acted in the same development.
I have recently realised that I have Sixty One years unexpired on my flat in Shoreditch. I am keen to get lease extension but my landlord is can not be found. What are my options?
On the basis that you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be granted an extra 90 years by the Court. You will be obliged to prove that you or your lawyers have done all that could be expected to find the lessor. In some cases a specialist should be useful to try and locate and prepare a report to be used as evidence that the landlord is indeed missing. It is advisable to get professional help from a solicitor both on investigating the landlord’s disappearance and the application to the County Court covering Shoreditch.
I am the leaseholder of a second floor flat in Shoreditch. In the absence of agreement between myself and the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the sum due for the purchase of the freehold?
if there is a missing landlord or if there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the LVT to arrive at the amount due.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Shoreditch residence is 137 & 139 Haberdasher Street in December 2013. The Tribunal determines in accordance with section 48 and Schedule 13 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 that the premium for the extended lease for each Property should be £12,350.00. This case affected 2 flats. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 72.39 years.