How up to date is your database of North Kensington solicitors on the UBS conveyancing panel? Do UBS send you an updated list?
North Kensington conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the UBS conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from UBS directly.
How does conveyancing in North Kensington differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build residence in North Kensington contact us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is ready to move into. This is because new home sellers in North Kensington typically acquire the site, 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 conveyancing solicitors 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 accustomed to new build conveyancing in North Kensington or who has acted in the same development.
I decided to have a survey completed on a house in North Kensington ahead of retaining conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. My surveyor has said that some banks tend not grant a loan on such a house.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different requirements for example to Birmingham Midshires. If you e-mail us we can check with the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in North Kensington. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
I have been sourcing a conveyancing practitioner in North Kensington for my house move. Can I review a firm’s complaints history with the legal regulator?
You may find presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations arising from inquisitions commenced on or after 1 January 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find records Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors history, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. International callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator could monitor call for training reasons.
I’m about to sell my garden flat in North Kensington. Conveyancing is yet to be initiated, but I have just received a quarterly maintenance charge demand – what should I do?
It best that you discharge the service charge as normal as all ground rent and service charges will be apportioned as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.
After years of negotiations we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in North Kensington. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?
if there is a missing freeholder or if there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant legislation you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to calculate the premium.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a North Kensington property is 93 Oakwood Court in June 2010. the LVT determined that the premium to be paid for the new lease was £492,083, This case was in relation to 1 flat. The remaining number of years on the lease was 37.79 years.
I am Googling for North Kensington online conveyancing estimates. Can I be sure that all the North Kensington law firms that are listed on your site are on the lender conveyancing panel?
The law firms listed on our site have assured us via an online form that they are on the mortgage company panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the lender panel. To date we have not been informed by either a mortgage company or a member of the public that the data about a specific North Kensington firm being on the bank conveyancing panel is incorrect.