My best friend’s dad is a conveyancer. I anticipate that I will be offered friends and family pricing for conveyancing, However if that does not come materialise, what level of fees would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Dulwich?
It’s wise to seek two or three conveyancing estimates. Do use our comparison tool on this page. Whilst quotes seem to be different but service levels do are distinct between law firms as is the case with most professions.
I am selling my home in Dulwich. Does my conveyancer have to be on the HSBC conveyancing panel in order to deal with repayment of my mortgage?
Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the HSBC conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their conditions fairly frequently in recent years.
Just bought a terraced house in Dulwich , how long will it take for the Land Registry to deal with the formalities evidencing my proprietorship? My Dulwich conveyancing solicitor works at snail pace, so I want to check the land registry aspects are dealt with.
As far as conveyancing in Dulwich registration is no faster or slower than anywhere else in England and Wales. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timeframes can adjust depending on who lodges the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry communicate with any other parties. At present roughly three quarters of submission are fully dealt with within 12 days but occasionally there can be longer hold-ups. Historically registration is effected once the buyer is living at the premises thus an expedited registration is not typically top priority but if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your lawyers can communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.
The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Dulwich. 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.
Set out below is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Dulwich
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There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore.
My father-in-law has urged me to appoint his lawyers for conveyancing in Dulwich. Should I find my own property lawyer?
No doubt it’s preferable to choose a conveyancing practitioner is to seek feedback from friends or family who have actually experience in using the firm you're contemplating using.
Would local authority consent be necessary to convert a single dwelling into two flats in Dulwich? This has occurred to a property opposite to a friend in Dulwich and was ignorant of it happening until after the works were finished.
Planning permission is necessary for splitting a single house in Dulwich into flats but possibly not for reverting back to single dwelling-house so, in answer to your question, yes.