I do hope you can help me. My Southwark conveyancer is assuring me that he is legally obliged toorder Southwark conveyancing searches becausethe firm are on the Santanderconveyancing panel. Is this really necessary?
Unfortunately both you and your lawyer have little choice here. As you are obtaining a mortgage with a lender your lawyer has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your lawyer would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your bank’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to comply with the CML Handbook specifications . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out Southwark conveyancing searches.
I have recentlyfound out that Arc property Solicitors have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Southwark for a purchase of a freehold house 10 months ago. How can I establish that my home is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?
The quickest method to check if the premises is in your name, you can make 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 Southwark conveyancing specialists.
I have been on the look out for a flat up to £235,500 and found one close by in Southwark I like with amenity areas and transport links nearby, the downside is that it's only got 61 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Southwark suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a short lease?
Should you require a mortgage that many years will be problematic. Discount the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the premises for at least twenty four months you could ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor regarding this.
How difficult is it to swap solicitor as I have to instruct a firm on the Bank of Scotland conveyancing panel. I hired a family conveyancing solicitor in Southwark five minutes from me but he is not approved by Bank of Scotland
It would be our pleasure to help you select a conveyancing solicitor in Southwark on the Bank of Scotland panel. Please note that the law firms that we list do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are under regulation of the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Southwark. In making use of search facility on this site, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Southwark.
We are 18 days into a residential purchase having been referred to conveyancers by the local agent to perform conveyancing in Southwark. I am am very disappointed with the level of service. Can you you assist me in finding new lawyers?
They would have to be really poor in order to consider diss instructing them. Has the mortgage been generated? In the event that it has you need to advise them of the replacement conveyancer and get the loan are re-sent. Your new solicitor ideally needs to be on the lenders approved list to avoid escalating fees and complications. So that should be your starting point. Our search tool should assist you in finding a lender approved lawyer for your home move in Southwark