My mortgage broker has asked me for my Dollis Hill lawyer’ panel reference for the HSBC conveyancing panel. What is the best way to obtain this. I have e-mailed my local Dollis Hill office but they cant find it on their system.
The sensible thing to do is ask for this information from your Dollis Hill conveyancing practitioner . They retain a central record lender panel numbers.
Having sold my house in Dollis Hill last May yet the purchaser is SMS messaging me to say his solicitor needs to hear from mine. What should have happened following completion?
Post completion of your disposal your conveyancer is committed to send the transfer deeds and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. Depending on the transaction, your conveyancer must also confirm that the home loan has been discharged to the buyers conveyancers. There are no post completion procedures just for conveyancing in Dollis Hill.
Our bank has recommended a law firm on their panel based in Dollis Hill but I would rather use a conveyancing lawyer in Dollis Hill or nearer to where I live. Can you assist?
Far from all Dollis Hill conveyancing practitioners are approved and listed on all banks conveyancing panel. Use our search tool to locate a Dollis Hill conveyancing conveyancer on the on the mortgage company panel.
Will our conveyancer be raising enquiries about flooding during the conveyancing in Dollis Hill.
Flooding is a growing risk for lawyers carrying out conveyancing in Dollis Hill. There are those who acquire a house in Dollis Hill, fully aware that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, aside from the physical destruction, where a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, satisfactory building insurance, or sell the premises. There are steps that can be taken as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the purchaser.
Conveyancers are not best placed to impart advice on flood risk, however there are a numerous searches that can be initiated by the buyer or by their solicitors which should figure out the risks in Dollis Hill. The conventional set of property information forms given to a purchaser’s lawyer (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) contains a standard question of the owner to find out whether the premises has ever been flooded. In the event that flooding has previously occurred and is not revealed by the seller, then a purchaser could commence a claim for damages as a result of such an incorrect response. A purchaser’s solicitors should also order an enviro report. This will higlight whether there is any known flood risk. If so, more detailed inquiries should be carried out.
As co-executor for the will of my grandmother I am disposing of a property in Newport but reside in Dollis Hill. My solicitor (approximately 200 kilometers from mehas requested that I sign a statutory declaration prior to completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing lawyer in Dollis Hill who can witness this legal document for me?
strictly speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are located in Dollis Hill
I own a leasehold house in Dollis Hill. Conveyancing and Aldermore mortgage organised. A letter has just been received from someone claiming to own the freehold. Attached was a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1992. The conveyancing solicitor in Dollis Hill who previously acted has long since retired. What should I do?
The first thing you should do is make enquiries of the Land Registry to make sure that this person is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. It is not necessary to incur the fees of a Dollis Hill conveyancing lawyer to do this as it can be done on-line for a few pound. You should note that in any event, even if this is the rightful freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.
I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord for a lease extension without getting anywhere. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on such matters? Can you recommend a Dollis Hill conveyancing firm to represent me?
if there is a missing freeholder or where there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to judgment on the premium.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Dollis Hill premises is 12 & 12A Deacon Road in May 2010. the Tribunal concluded that the price to be paid for the freehold should be £38,287 This case affected 2 flats. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 65.58 years.