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Main reasons to use our service to assist you find a local conveyancing solicitor in Dartmouth Park

  • 1 The Dartmouth Park conveyancing firms that we work with are dedicated to providing value for money, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to home buyers, sellers and remortgagors in Dartmouth Park
  • 2 Dartmouth Park conveyancing lawyers are likely to be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents
  • 3 The accumulation of transactions means that Dartmouth Park solicitor have developed excellent working relationships with Dartmouth Park local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of handling your home move in Dartmouth Park.
  • 4 Firms accustomed to conveyancing in Dartmouth Park regularly deal withlocal concerns peculiar to Dartmouth Park and therefore you may benefit from better advice and speedier conveyancing.
  • 5 Regardless alternative sites tell you it could be necessary to visit your lawyer to sign legal papers. Too many 3rd parties are already engaged in a conveyancing transaction without needing to add the postman into the mix.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Dartmouth Park since March 2022*

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of apartment Warlters Road N7 0SD, at buying sum of £392,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, ordering official copies of the title

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of flat Carlingford Road NW3 1RY, acquired for £1,500,000. Leasehold conveyancing legalities included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties

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of apartment New Ash Close N2 8DQ, at a price of £285,000. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion, setting up the completion formalities

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of apartment Glentworth Street NW1 6AR, at purchase amount of £1,540,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, securing official copies of the title

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Dartmouth Park

In reading online forums for a cheap solicitor in Dartmouth Park, most post that I should use a CQS kitemarked lawyer. What is CQS?

The Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme is the recognised quality mark for legal experts in home ownership transfers, trusted by some of the UK's major lenders. Four years ago the Conveyancing Quality Scheme was officially recognised by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). The scheme does not cover licenced conveyancers. Dartmouth Park is one of the numerous areas of the UK where there are CQS solicitors.

I am assisting my sister sell her property in Dartmouth Park. Will the conveyancer order the energy assessment or it is for me to coordinate?

Following the abolition of Home Packs, energy performance certificates was maintained a compulsory component of moving house. An energy performance certificate must be to hand before the property is advertised. This is not something that lawyers normally arrange. If you are instructing a Dartmouth Park conveyancing practitioner they might be able to arrange EPC’s due to their contacts with long established local providers

I'm in the throws of viewing flats in Dartmouth Park and I am now considering a potential offer. Is it advisable to have my solicitor on ‘stand by’? I intend to finance via a mortgage with Skipton.

It would be advisable to start your search sooner rather than later. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their details on to the EA. Given that you are obtaining a mortgage with Skipton, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Skipton conveyancing panel.

I have a mortgage with Principality for my property in Dartmouth Park. Conveyancing has been completed months ago. If I am intending to rent out my property and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a BTL mortgage or inform Principality?

Your original mortgage agreement with Principality will provide that you need their approval prior to renting your property as this is likely to be a breach of Principality’s mortgage conditions. It may be that Principality will permit you to let out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Principality directly. You need not do this via a Principality conveyancing panel firm.

Will my lawyer be making enquiries regarding flooding as part of the conveyancing in Dartmouth Park.

Flooding is a growing risk for conveyancers dealing with homes in Dartmouth Park. Plenty of people will purchase a property in Dartmouth Park, completely aware that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, leaving to one side the physical destruction, if a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, satisfactory insurance cover, or dispose of the premises. There are steps that can be taken during the course of a house purchase to forewarn the purchaser.

Lawyers are not qualified to give advice on flood risk, however there are a number of searches that can be undertaken by the buyer or on a buyer’s behalf which can figure out the risks in Dartmouth Park. The standard completed inquiry forms supplied to a purchaser’s conveyancer (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) contains a standard inquiry of the owner to determine whether the premises has suffered from flooding. If flooding has previously occurred and is not notified by the owner, then a buyer could bring a compensation claim as a result of such an misleading reply. The purchaser’s solicitors will also conduct an environmental report. This will disclose if there is any known flood risk. If so, additional investigations will need to be made.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Dartmouth Park?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Dartmouth Park. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Dartmouth Park. 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 few leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Dartmouth Park

    Please supply a car parking plan. 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. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents.

I've recently bought a leasehold house in Dartmouth Park. Am I liable to pay service charges for periods before my ownership?

Where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous lessee and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. However, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. A critical element of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to ensure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.

If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).

I inherited a basement flat in Dartmouth Park. Given that I can not reach agreement with the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the premium due for the purchase of the freehold?

in cases where there is a missing freeholder or if there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to decide the premium.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Dartmouth Park property is Flat 2 27 Mackeson Road in December 2012. The Tribunal assessed the value of the lease extension premium at £35,435 and rounded the figure to £35,500 This case affected 1 flat. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 64.77 years.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Dartmouth Park regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Dartmouth Park with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Dartmouth Park. This should include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Henry Boustred & Sons, 18 Highgate High Street, London, N6 5JG
  • Percy Short & Cuthbert, 608 Holloway Road, London, England, N19 3PH
  • Tulips Solicitors, 754 Holloway Road, London, London, N19 3LF
  • Pepi & Co, Flat 4, 460 Holloway Road, London, London, N7 6HT
  • Burke Niazi Limited, 470-474 Holloway Road, London, London, N7 6NN

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Dartmouth Park regulated by the CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Dartmouth Park but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Stratega Law Ltd, Sutherland House, W1F 7TE
  • House Owners Conveyancers Limited, 56 Windermere Avenue, N3 3RA
  • House Owners Conveyancers Limited, Dephina House, N3 2JU
  • L B Property Lawyers, Imperial House, N17 0SP

Planning law solicitors in Dartmouth Park regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Dartmouth Park practicing in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including compulsory purchases in Dartmouth Park
  • F S Garford, 26 Fairfax Place, London, NW6 4EH
  • Gelbergs Llp, 188 Upper Street, Islington, London, N1 1RQ
  • Bolt Burdon, Providence House, Providence Place, Islington, London, N1 0NT
  • Tuckers Solicitors Llp, 39 Warren Street, London, London, W1T 6AF
  • Grower Freeman, Ivor House, 25-26 Ivor Place, London, NW1 6HR

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

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