Can the conveyancing lawyers listed on your site execute attended exchange conveyancing in Brixton?
There are a few conveyancing experts carrying out attended exchanges. Please contact us to receive a conveyancing quote and details as to dates.
We are buying a detached bungalow in Brixton. The intention is to carry out a loft conversion at the property.Will the conveyancing process involve enquiries to ascertain if these alterations were previously refused?
Your solicitor should review the registered title as conveyancing in Brixton can on occasion reveal restrictions in the title documents which prevent certain changes or need the permission of a 3rd party. Many additions need local authority planning permissions and approval in compliance with building regulations. Certain areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or impact extensions. It would be wise to check these things with a surveyor prior to committing yourself to a purchase.
My partner and I are in the throws of looking at houses in Brixton and I am now considering a potential offer. Should I already have a solicitor appointed at this point? I will be getting a mortgage with Kent Reliance.
You should start obtaining conveyancing quotes from solicitors ASAP. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their contact information on to the selling agent. Given that you are obtaining a mortgage with Kent Reliance, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel.
I am selling my house. I had a double glazing fitted in November 2010, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s mortgage company, Principality are being a right pain. The Brixton solicitor who is on the Principality conveyancing panel is recommending indemnity insurance as a solution but Principality are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do Principality have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Principality have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Principality may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.
Should my solicitor be making enquiries concerning flooding as part of the conveyancing in Brixton.
Flooding is a growing risk for solicitors conducting conveyancing in Brixton. There are those who buy a house in Brixton, fully expectant that at some time, it may be flooded. However, aside from the physical damage, where a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, adequate building insurance, or dispose of the premises. Steps can be carried out during the course of a property purchase to forewarn the buyer.
Lawyers are not best placed to give advice on flood risk, however there are a numerous searches that can be undertaken by the buyer or on a buyer’s behalf which will figure out the risks in Brixton. The conventional set of information supplied to a buyer’s conveyancer (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) incorporates a usual question of the seller to discover if the property has historically flooded. If flooding has previously occurred and is not notified by the vendor, then a purchaser could issue a compensation claim as a result of such an incorrect response. A purchaser’s solicitors should also conduct an environmental report. This will higlight if there is a recorded flood risk. If so, further inquiries will need to be conducted.
The deeds to our home are lost. The solicitors who conducted the conveyancing in Brixton 5 years ago are no longer around. Will I be able to sell the house?
Assuming you have a registered title the information relating to your proprietorship will be recorded by HMLR under a Title Number. It is easy to conduct a search at the Land Registry, find your property and order current copies of the Registered Entries for less than a fiver. Where the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will usually retain a file copy of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be obtained for twenty pounds.
I opted to have a survey carried out on a house in Brixton ahead of instructing lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the house. My surveyor advised that some banks may not issue a loan on a flying freehold premises.
It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different instructions from Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to call 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 Brixton. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Brixton to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.
I am looking into buying my first house which is in Brixton and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Brixton. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Brixton area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Brixton. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found