Is the fact that my conveyancer in Balham is not listed on my lender's solicitor panel that there is a problem with the standard of his work?
That would most likely be a wrong assumption to make. There are all sorts of perfectly plausible explanations. Just recently a report by the solicitors regulator revealed that over three quarters of law firms surveyed had been removed from at least one lender panel. The most common reasons for removal are: (1) low volume of transactions (2) the solicitor is a sole practitioner (3) as part of the HSBC panel reduction (4) regulatory contact by SRA (5) accidental removal. Where you are concerned you should contact the Balham conveyancing firm and enquire why they are no longer on the approved list for your lender.
I am purchasing a property without a mortgage in Balham. I have lived for the previous twelve years in Balham. Conveyancing searches are a lot of money. Given that I know the area and road intimately must I have all the conveyancing searches?
If you not getting a mortgage, then the vast majority of the Balham conveyancing searches are non-obligatory. Your solicitor will 'advise', perhaps strongly, that you should have searches done, but she has a professional duty to take that path of guidance. Do consider; if you are likely to sell the house in the future, it will be of interest to your future buyer what the searches reveal. On occasion premises with functional issues can still reveal negative search results. A good conveyancing solicitor in Balham will be able to give you some practical advice in this regard.
A colleague advised me that if I am buying in Balham I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
This is a search is occasionally included in the estimate for your Balham conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing significant information about Balham around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Balham Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information about Balham.
I used Wolstenholmes several years past for my conveyancing in Balham. I now require my file however cannot find the solicitor. 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 Balham of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I am hoping to sign contracts shortly on a basement flat in Balham. Conveyancing lawyers inform me that they will have a report out to me next week. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?
The report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Balham should include some of the following:
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Responsibility to repair and maintain the building. It is important that you know who is liable for the repair and maintenance of all parts of the block and estate Details of the parties to the lease, e.g. these could be the tennant, head lessor, freeholder Changes to the premises Repair and maintenance of the property The landlord’s rights to access the premises. You should be made aware that your landlord has rights of access as well as be informed how much notice must be provided.
I have attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord for a lease extension without success. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on such matters? Can you recommend a Balham conveyancing firm to represent me?
if there is a missing freeholder or where there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to make a decision on the sum to be paid.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Balham property is First Floor Flat 152a Ramsden Road in June 2009. The net result of the tribunals calculation produced a premium payable of £23,975. This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 56.67 years.
It's been ten years since I last remortgaged a property. Searching on the web suggests that the costs range significantly. Please can you suggest a cheap Balham property lawyer that would assist me as well as represent Nottingham?
The purpose of this site is limited to being a directory service for conveyancers who want to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Nottingham in certain locations such as Balham . We dont recommend any particular lawyer.