I am hoping to receive a mortgage with Nat West. My intention is to employ the services of a Licensed Conveyancer in Silvertown. Does the Nat West Conveyancing panel exclude Licensed Conveyancers?
The Nat West approved solicitor list is, like many other lenders, represented by the CML or Building Society Association, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
Do the conveyancing practitioners identified via your search tool conduct auction conveyancing in Silvertown?
We know of a few niche practitioners we can put you in touch with those conducting auction conveyancing. Silvertown is just one of hundreds of areas of in which our lawyers have offices.
I need some fast conveyancing in Silvertown as I am under an ultimatum to sign on the dotted line within 2 weeks. Thankfully I do not require a mortgage. Can I escape the need for conveyancing searches to save money and time?
As you are are a mortgage free purchaser you have the choice not to do searches although no law firm would advise that you don't. With plenty of history conveyancing in Silvertown the following are instances of issues that can appear and therefore affect future mortgageability: Refused Planning Applications, Outstanding Charges, Overdue Grants, Unadopted Roads,...
I used Arc property Solicitors several years ago for my conveyancing in Silvertown. I now require my file but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?
Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Silvertown of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
How does conveyancing in Silvertown differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build property in Silvertown contact us having been asked by the developer to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is ready to move into. This is because developers in Silvertown typically buy the real estate, 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 property lawyers 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 used to new build conveyancing in Silvertown or who has acted in the same development.
We're FTB’s - agreed a price, but the agent advised that the seller will only go ahead if we instruct the agent's preferred conveyancers as they want an ‘expedited deal’. We would rather use a high street solicitor accustomed to conveyancing in Silvertown
It is unlikely the sellers are driving this. Should the owner desire ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a genuine buyer is likely to cause more damage than good. Try to communicate with the sellers directly and explain that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to go, with mortgage lined up © you are unencumbered (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you intend to instruct your preferred Silvertown conveyancing lawyers - rather thanthose that will give their negotiator at the agency a introducer fee or hit his conveyancing targets set by head office.