I selected a high street lawyer for my conveyancing in Abbey Wood last week. Going through the terms of engagement I noteI am responsible for fees even if the sale doesn't happen. Should I go with them or choose an internet lawyer promoting no move no charge conveyancing in Abbey Wood?
It is usually ‘give and take’ in that if "No Sale No Fee" is advertised then the conveyancing charges will generally be uplifted to cover the cases that fail to complete. Also remember that such offerings tend not to cover outlay e.g. Abbey Wood conveyancing search costs.
Can your site be used to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Abbey Wood even where I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for example if I want to acquire an office in Abbey Wood with a loan from Chelsea Building Society?
Our search tool is mainly used to find residential conveyancing solicitors in Abbey Wood but we have set out at the end of this page some Abbey Wood commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to speak with the solicitors directly to establish if they can also act for Chelsea Building Society
Are the BSA planning on creating a search tool with a view to list firms on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel for instance in Abbey Wood?
We would not expect to be advised of any plans on the part of the BSA to develop such a register.
I have justbecome aware that Stirling Law have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Abbey Wood for a purchase of a freehold house 9 months ago. How can I check that my home is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?
The easiest way to see 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 Abbey Wood conveyancing specialists.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on a fortnight ago in what should have been a simple, no chain conveyancing. Abbey Wood is the location of the property. Can you shed any light on this issue?
Flying freeholds in Abbey Wood are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Abbey Wood you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Abbey Wood may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.
I have just started marketing my garden apartment in Abbey Wood. Conveyancing solicitors are to be appointed soon, but I have recently had a quarterly service charge demand – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?
Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should discharge the service charge as usual as all rents and service payments should be allotted on completion, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most management companies 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.
Following years of dialogue we are unable to agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Abbey Wood. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?
Where there is a missing freeholder or where there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to arrive at the premium.
An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Abbey Wood residence is Various @ Colombus Square in January 2012. the Tribunal calculated the premiums to be paid for new leases for each of the flats in Mariners Walk to be £3822 and the premium to be paid for the new lease of 2 Knights Court to be £4439. This case related to 13 flats. The unexpired lease term was 76 years.