My partner and I are acquiring property in Clerkenwell. My property lawyer has never been on on the lender conveyancing panel. Is it possible for me to appoint my Clerkenwell conveyancing solicitor even though they are excluded from the lender approved list?
One will need to instruct a solicitor to deal with the formalities if you take out a loan to buy your property. The conveyancer will conduct all the appropriate legal checks on the property, ensuring that you will be properly registered as the owner and ensure that all the required mortgage paperwork is in order. You could select a Clerkenwell property lawyer of your choosing. However, if the conveyancer appointed is not on the mortgage company approved list additional costs will arise as separate legal representation will be need by the mortgage company. Lender panel applications may be submitted, so where your conveyancer has not previously applied for membership they should take the chance to apply.
I have given 2 months notice to my existing landlord and have to be out of my rented apartment in Clerkenwell by the end of next month. Conveyancing for my house purchase is underway. Can I complete in 5 weeks as don't want to have to move into short term accommodation?
The normal practice is not to provide notice on a rental unless you have exchanged. If you have not previously done so, contact to your solicitor and request that they seek the assistance the sellers side, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will aim to achieve
We are looking to buy a flat and require a conveyancing solicitor in Clerkenwell who is on the RBS approved panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a conveyancing firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for RBS . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Clerkenwell.
Over the last few months I have been searching for a leasehold apartment up to £235,500 and identified one round the corner in Clerkenwell I like with amenity areas and station in the vicinity, however it's only got 49 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in Clerkenwell in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a lease with such few years left?
If you need a mortgage the shortness of the lease will likely be an issue. Reduce the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for at least 2 years you can ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor regarding this.
I need to instruct a conveyancing practitioner in Clerkenwell for my home move. Is it possible to see a solicitor's complaints history with the profession’s regulator?
You can review published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting from investigations from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find information Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors history, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. International callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could monitor call for training reasons.
Is there an average conveyancing fee for conveyancing in Clerkenwell?
The average fee in 2014 for conveyancing in Clerkenwell was £1,419 excluding Stamp Duty and HMLR fees.