Can your site be used to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Wimbledon even where I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for example if I want to buy an office in Wimbledon with a mortgage from Coventry Building Society?

The service is predominantly used to help choose residential conveyancing solicitors in Wimbledon but we have set out towards the end of this page a selection of Wimbledon commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to speak with the firm directly to check if they can also act for Coventry Building Society

I am buying a new build house in Wimbledon with a mortgage from Nottingham Building Society. The developers refused to budge the price so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The estate agent told me not reveal to my conveyancer about the side-deal as it would put at risk my mortgage with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I am a sole trader hoping to take an assignment of a lease of a shop on the high street. Can you recommend solicitors offering competitive costs for commercial conveyancing in Wimbledon for under 1500k?

We are happy to recommend firms who host a wealth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Wimbledon, including the sale and acquisition of businesses as well as simply property. Whether you are hoping to acquire or dispose of a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a complete business we will find you the right lawyer. As for the costs this will depend on the structure and terms of the proposed transaction. Let us have your contact information or call us so that we can furnish you with comprehensive commercial conveyancing quote.

Having checked my lease I have discovered that there are only 68 years unexpired on my lease in Wimbledon. I now wish to extend my lease but my landlord is absent. What are my options?

If you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be lengthened by the magistrate. You will be obliged to demonstrate that you or your lawyers have used your best endeavours to find the landlord. On the whole a specialist would be useful to conduct investigations and prepare a report to be accepted by the court as evidence that the freeholder can not be located. It is advisable to get professional help from a solicitor in relation to devolving into the landlord’s disappearance and the vesting order request to the County Court covering Wimbledon.

I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord to extend my lease without success. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal decide on such matters? Can you recommend a Wimbledon conveyancing firm to represent me?

You certainly can. We are happy to put you in touch with a Wimbledon conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement case for a Wimbledon premises is 629 Garratt Lane in September 2014. The consideration payable for the acquisition of the freehold of the subject property was the sum £21,302.74. This represented a valuation of the freehold in the sum of £23,864 from which the sum of £2561.27 has been deducted in respect of certain costs in repairing and insuring the premises This case was in relation to 3 flats. The remaining number of years on the lease was 72.94 years.

Is there a difference between surveying and conveyancing in Wimbledon?

Conveyancing - in Wimbledon or elsewhere - is the process of legally transferring legal title of property from one person to another. It involves the checking of the title. Whether buying or selling, you should be aware of anything affecting the property such as proposals by government departments, illegal buildings, or outstanding rates. The conveyancer should conduct the appropriate searches and inquiries on the property. Surveying relates to the structure of a property itself. A surveyor will look at a house, flat and any outbuildings you’re buying and will help you discover the condition of the building and, if there are problems, give you a powerful reason for negotiating the purchase price down or asking the vendor to remedy the problems before you complete your move.