I have just been advised by my IFA that my Ealing property lawyer is not on the mortgage company Conveyancing panel. What can I do to be certain if this is indeed the case?
Your first step should be to contact your Ealing conveyancer. You lawyer should notify you what has happened. If they are not on the panel they may recommend you to a Ealing conveyancing firm that is on the approved list of lawyers for your mortgage company.
My god-son is about to exchange on a house that has just been built in Ealing with a home loan from Yorkshire BS. His conveyancer has advised him of a delay in receiving the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. This document is news to me - what is it and who needs sight of it?
The document is intended to provide information to the main parties engaged in the transaction. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the valuer when asked. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.
I used Stirling Law a few years ago for my conveyancing in Ealing. Now, I need the files however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Ealing of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
How does conveyancing in Ealing differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Ealing come to us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is constructed. This is because new home sellers in Ealing usually buy the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Ealing or who has acted in the same development.
Is it possible to switch solicitor as I need to select one who is on the Alliance & Leicester conveyancing panel. I was using a family conveyancing solicitor in Ealing five minutes from me but the firm is not approved by Alliance & Leicester
It would be our pleasure to assist you select a conveyancing solicitor in Ealing on the Alliance & Leicester panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we work with do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are regulated by the SRA who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Ealing. In making use of search facility on this page, you can contrast costs for conveyancing solicitors in Ealing and beyond.
Can you offer any advice when it comes to choosing a Ealing conveyancing firm to carry out our lease extension conveyancing?
If you are instructing a solicitor for your lease extension (regardless if they are a Ealing conveyancing firm) it is most important that they be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of work. We advise that you talk with several firms including non Ealing conveyancing practices before you instructing a firm. If the firm is ALEP accredited then that’s a bonus. The following questions could be of use:
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If they are not ALEP accredited then what is the reason?
I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord for a lease extension without success. Can one apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal? Can you recommend a Ealing conveyancing firm to assist?
Most certainly. We can put you in touch with a Ealing conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Ealing property is Flat 4 38 The Mall in April 2014. the Tribunal held that the premium payable for the lease extension to be £25,451 This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired term was 68.7 years.