The Campden Hill conveyancing firm that I appointed last week on my purchase in Campden Hill have without warning closed. They were on acting for me because I needed a solicitor on the HSBC conveyancing panel and my family Campden Hill lawyer was not. I paid them money in advance. What are my options?
Assuming that you have an Estate Agent in the equation then let them know immediately so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Most sellers would be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You will need to appoint new lawyers that are on the HSBC conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new solicitors may be able to help.
I am buying a end of terrace house in Campden Hill. We would like to carry out an extension to the side at the house.Will the conveyancing process involve enquiries to see if these works were previously refused?
Your conveyancer should review the deeds as conveyancing in Campden Hill will sometimes identify restrictions in the title deeds which prevent certain works or need the consent of a 3rd party. Some works require local authority planning consent and approval under the building regulations. Certain locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or impact extensions. It would be sensible to check these things with a surveyor before you commit yourself to a purchase.
We have a mortgage agreed in principle with Lloyds. Campden Hill conveyancing practitioners were selected. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Lloyds?
There is no definitive answer here. Have Lloyds conducted the survey? Have you advised Lloyds as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Lloyds conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.
My offer was accepted on an apartment in Campden Hill on 9/4/2025, valuation was booked 2 days later, all came back fine. Property lawyer appointed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to TSB and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the TSB conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for TSB to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the TSB conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
About to purchase a new build flat in Campden Hill. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.
Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Campden Hill
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Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Please supply a car parking plan. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease.
How can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my commercial offices in Campden Hill and how can you help?
The 1954 Act provides security of tenure to commercial tenants, granting the dueness to apply to court for a new lease and remain in occupation at the end of an expired lease. There are limited grounds that a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are complex. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Campden Hill is one of our many areas of the UK in which our lawyers have offices
I need to instruct a conveyancing practitioner in Campden Hill for my home move. Is there any facility to check a firm’s record with the legal regulator?
One may find published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations stemming from investigations commenced on or after 1 January 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's history, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could monitor call for training reasons.
We have had DIP from Norwich and Peterborough Building Society who said that they will loan up to £218k. At what point do I need to instruct a practitioner for conveyancing? Campden Hill is where we plan to move to.
You can appoint a lawyer now and ask them to open a file on your behalf. This will kickstart: 1) the estate agent to send out the Sales Memo to the relevant parties 2) the seller’s lawyer to submit the draft contract. That being said, do not ask your lawyer to start searches until you receive your valuation report from Norwich and Peterborough Building Society and you are content to move forward.