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You can try and find the cheapest conveyancing solicitors in Balham but be careful as you may get what you pay for.

Main reasons to use our service to assist you find a high street conveyancing solicitor in Balham

  • 1 Balham conveyancers will be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents
  • 2 Balham property lawyers have a significant advantage when it comes to Balham conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can affect your conveyancing
  • 3 We are the UKs largest domestic conveyancing directory listing lender approved law practices delivering conveyancing in Balham regulated and authorised by the SRA or CLC.
  • 4 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these firms are often based hundreds of kilometers away with little understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Balham
  • 5 Regardless other solicitors may claim it may be necessary to visit your conveyancer to execute documents. There are enough parties with an interest in a conveyancing transaction without having to include the postman into the equation.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Balham since April 2019*

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Sale

of apartment Balham Grove SW12 8AU, at purchase consideration of £585,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, setting up the completion formalities

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Disposal

of apartment Endlesham Road SW12 8JP, at the agreed amount of £465,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties

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Disposal

of terraced residence, Endlesham Road, SW12 8JL completing on 26/04/2019 at a price of £1,665,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

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Acquisition

of apartment Bedford Hill SW12 9DS, at a price of £480,000. Leasehold conveyancing work included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Balham

Would the conveyancing lawyers identified through your search tool carry out auction conveyancing in Balham?

There are a few auction lawyers we can connect you with those who can conduct auction conveyancing. Balham is just one of the many locations where our lawyers are based.

Is there a reason why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Balham costs more?

Balham leasehold properties involve far more paperwork than a freehold purchase, and therefore takes more time to examine and advise upon.Conveyancing will involve the lease having to be checked which is usually a lengthy document, queries raised to ensure that the covenants and conditions have been observed. If it is a flat there will be a management company in existence and the accounts of this will need to be checked and enquiries raised to ensure it is operating efficiently and that all monies due have been paid by the Seller to the company and if not ensuring that money is paid up to date or the appropriate undertakings obtained.

I am buying a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in Balham who is on the Yorkshire Building Society solicitor. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Yorkshire Building Society in certain locations such as Balham. We dont recommend any particular firm.

I have been on the look out for a flat up to £195,000 and identified one round the corner in Balham I like with amenity areas and station in the vicinity, however it only has 61 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Balham in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a short lease?

If you require a mortgage that many years will be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the price by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current owner has owned the premises for at least 2 years you could request that they commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer concerning this.

I am on look out for some leasehold conveyancing in Balham. Before I get started I would like to find out the unexpired term of the lease.

If the lease is recorded at the land registry - and almost all are in Balham - then the leasehold title will always include the basic details of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.

After years of dialogue we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Balham. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?

if there is a absentee freeholder or if there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant statutes you can apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to judgment on the price payable.

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal 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 affected 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 56.67 years.

Finally, a loan agreement from a lender for the remortgage of my 3 bedroom apartment is to be issued within the next few days. Could you recommend a cheap remortgage conveyancing practitioner in Balham ?

You are on the wrong site if you are in need of a cheap conveyancing solicitors in Balham. Our aim is to provide cost effective conveyancing but we do not work with the cheapest lawyers. Do not be fooled by companies offering low cost conveyancing in Balham.In your best case scenario, in opting for cheap conveyancing, you will get what you pay for and at worst you will end up invoiced for extras and still not get the service expected.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Balham regulated by the SRA

It is important to note that the listed firms do not limit their work for conveyancing in Balham but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.

  • Sjs Solicitors, 82 Balham High Road, Balham, London, SW12 9AG
  • A-z Law Solicitors Limited, 198-200 Balham High Road, London, SW12 9BP
  • Ines De Vecchi, 18 Holmside Road, London, SW12 8RJ
  • Andrew Croft & Co, 240 Balham High Road, London, London, SW17 7AW
  • John Williamson Ltd, 55 Carminia Road, London, SW17 8AJ

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Balham regulated by the CLC

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Balham but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • R & C Property Lawyers Llp, 10A Upper Tooting Road, SW17 7PG
  • Stratega Law Ltd, Sutherland House, W1F 7TE
  • Walter Saunders, 382 Brockley Road, SE4 2BY

Planning law solicitors in Balham regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Balham with expertise in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including compulsory purchases in Balham
  • William Innes, 56 Crescent Lane, London, SW4 9PU
  • Streathers Clapham Llp, 53 Clapham High Street, London, SW4 7TG
  • Techlawyer Limited, 22 Groveside Court, Lombard Road, London, SW11 3RQ
  • Mark Taylor & Company, 310 Harbour Yard, Chelsea Harbour, London, SW10 0XD
  • Ricardina Bridges Ltd, 47 South Lambeth Road, London, SW8 1RH

*Source acknowledgement: House price data produced by Land Registry as well data supplied by Lexsure Ltd.

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