Can the conveyancing lawyers that are recommend execute auction conveyancing in South East London?
We know of a number of auction practitioners we can put you in touch with those conducting auction conveyancing. South East London is one of our areas of where our lawyers are based.
At what point can the exchange of contracts take place for purchase conveyancing in South East London and am I required to attend the lawyers office?
Where you are in close proximity to one of the conveyancing solicitors in South East London you are invited in to sign the paperwork. That being said, the law practices we recommend supply a nationwide conveyancing service and provide as equally comprehensive and professional a job for you when communicating with you by post or email. The executing of the contract is not when everything is set in stone. Signing on the dotted line simply enables the firm to exchange contracts when the time is right, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The exchange process is is usually a five minute process, although where a lengthy "chain" is in the mix, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in South East London)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.
A colleague pointed out to me me that in purchasing a property in South East London there may be a number of restrictions affecting the ability to carry out external alterations to a property. Is this right?
There are a number of properties in South East London which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to external changes. Part of the conveyancing in South East London should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
When it comes to lenders such as Coventry BS, do South East London lawyers incur an annual charge to be on the conveyancing panel?
We are unaware of any lender fees to be on their list of approved firms, although some do charge an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel submission.
We previously instructed conveyancing lawyers located in South East London on the Principality solicitor panel. They have just invoiced me a separate sum for dealing with the Principality mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee set by Principality?
Provided it is contained in their Terms of Engagement or estimate then yes your conveyancing practitioner is entitled to charge a fee for this. The charge is not dictated by Principality but by your South East London conveyancer. Plenty of firms on the Principality panel will levy an ‘acting for lender’ fee but plenty of practices include it on their overall fee.
Are there any apps to assist me to identify a South East London law firm on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel? I am a keen cyclist and am willing to travel upto 25kilometers to meet the conveyancer.
Feel free to make use of the tool on this page. Please pick a lender and your location and you will see a number of South East London conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have listed some South East London conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can contact them to verify whether they are on the Leeds Building Society panel
Last August I purchased a leasehold flat in South East London. Am I liable to pay service charges relating to a period prior to completion of my purchase?
Where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous owner and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. However, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. It is an essential part of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to be sure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.
If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).
My wife and I have hit a brick wall in trying to purchase the freehold in South East London. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
if there is a absentee freeholder or if there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the LVT to judgment on the price payable.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement matter before the tribunal for a South East London flat is 20 Avonwick Road in July 2013. The Tribunal was dealing with an application under Section 26 of the Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 for a determination of the freehold value of the property. It was concluded that the price to be paid was Fifteen Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy (£15,970) divided as to £8,200 for Flat 20 and £7,770 for Flat 20A This case related to 1 flat. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 73.26 years.