Do the conveyancing lawyers that you recommend handle right to buy conveyancing in Swanscombe?
We work with plenty of conveyancing specialists who can service right to buy conveyancing work Do e-mail the solicitors listed in order to obtain a costs illustration.
I am assisting my mother sell her house in Swanscombe. Does the conveyancing solicitor order an EPC or do I organise this?
Following the abolition of Home Packs, energy performance certificates was kept a compulsory part of selling a house. An EPC should be commissioned in advance of the property being advertised. It is not as aspect of the sale process that law firms normally organise. If you are instructing a Swanscombe conveyancing practitioner they may be able to arrange EPC’s given their contacts with long established Swanscombe energy assessors
Can I be sure that the Swanscombe conveyancing solicitor on the Kent Reliance panel is any good?
When it comes to conveyancing in Swanscombe obtaining recommendations is a sensible starting point. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one which is cheap as chips. We would always recommend that you speak with the solicitor conducting your transaction.
I am currently in the process of buying my council flat in Swanscombe. I have a mortgage offer with Barclays. Conveyancing is new to me. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should use one. Any advice?
It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Barclays, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Barclays conveyancing panel.
I have recentlybeen informed that Arc property Solicitors have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Swanscombe for a purchase of a freehold house 18 months ago. How can I establish that my home is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?
The easiest method to check if the property is registered to you, 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 Swanscombe conveyancing specialists.
I am looking for a ground for flat up to £245,000 and identified one close by in Swanscombe I like with open areas and railway links in the vicinity, however it only has 51 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Swanscombe in this price bracket, 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 price by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current owner has owned the premises for at least 2 years you may request that they commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor about this matter.
When it comes to my conveyancing in Swanscombe should I be charged VAT on the following: (1) Land reg fee on purchase (2) Pre - completion search fee (3) SDLT E submission on purchase (4) Bank TT fee
(1) Land reg fee on purchase - No (2) Pre - completion search fees -No, (such conveyancing searches are HMLR ones and means £4 and possibly £2 bankruptcy per name on your mortgage) (3) SDLT E submission on your purchase - There is no VAT on Stamp Duty. However if the firm is charging a stamp duty e-submission fee as part of their services - some Swanscombe conveyancers do - that will incur VAT(4) Bank transfer fee - Yes it is for the conveyancer's time in submitting the funds this way.