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Main reasons to let us help you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in Elmers End

  • 1 Elmers End property lawyers work in conjunction with Elmers End estate agents, property finders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to make sure that a quality service is offered to buyers and sellers every step of the way, to ensure you’re kept informed as to progress all the way along
  • 2 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often located hundreds of miles away with limited appreciation of the factors that affect property transactions in Elmers End
  • 3 Solicitors accustomed to conveyancing in Elmers End are familiar with the local issues peculiar to Elmers End and therefore you may benefit from better advice and faster conveyancing.
  • 4 No matter what any other companies say it just might be important to attend your lawyer to sign documents. There are various parties with with an interest in a house sale without having to add the postman into the pot.
  • 5 This site is the only site offering you the facility to check that your conveyancing in Elmers End will be carried out by a solicitor on your lender’s authorised panel.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Elmers End since December 2023*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Elmers End

What is the best way to find the right solicitor who can provide a high level service for our conveyancing in Elmers End?

Option 1 is to ask the people you trust whom they would seek assistance from.

Second, use a comparison service on the internet for conveyancing in Elmers End. Ring a couple or more firms listed and invite them to forward you their conveyancing costs illustrations and speak to the lawyer who will handle the conveyancing ahead ofmaking your choice.

Option 3 is to make use of this site to help you find the right lawyers taking into account your unique requirements including location,timings, complexity and who your intended lender is. Resist the temptation to go for ninety nine pound conveyancing in Elmers End

Do the Building Society Association intend to launch a online directory to to identify solicitors on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel for instance in Elmers End?

Lexsure has not been advised of any plans on the part of the BSA to develop such a tool.

Should my solicitor be raising enquiries regarding flooding during the conveyancing in Elmers End.

Flooding is a growing risk for conveyancers carrying out conveyancing in Elmers End. There are those who buy a house in Elmers End, fully expectant that at some time, it may be flooded. However, leaving to one side the physical destruction, if a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, adequate insurance cover, or dispose of the property. Steps can be carried out as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the buyer.

Lawyers are not qualified to offer advice on flood risk, however there are a number of searches that can be initiated by the buyer or by their lawyers which can give them a better appreciation of the risks in Elmers End. The conventional set of property information forms given to a buyer’s solicitor (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) includes a standard inquiry of the vendor to determine whether the property has suffered from flooding. In the event that flooding has previously occurred which is not revealed by the seller, then a purchaser could bring a claim for damages as a result of such an misleading answer. The buyer’s conveyancers may also conduct an environmental search. This should disclose if there is a recorded flood risk. If so, further investigations should be carried out.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Elmers End?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Elmers End. 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…’

Can you provide any top tips for leasehold conveyancing in Elmers End with the intention of speeding up the sale process?

  • A significant proportion of the frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Elmers End can be bypassed if you instruct lawyers the minute you market your property and ask them to put together the leasehold documentation which will be required by the buyers’ solicitors.
  • If you have had any disputes with your landlord or managing agents it is essential that these are settled prior to the flat being marketed. The purchasers and their solicitors will be reluctant to purchase a flat where a dispute is unsettled. You will have to accept that you will have to discharge any arrears of service charge or settle the dispute prior to completion of the sale. It is therefore preferable to have any dispute settled prior to the contract papers being issued to the buyers’ solicitors. You will still have to reveal details of the dispute to the purchasers, but it is clearly preferable to present the dispute as historic as opposed to ongoing. A minority of Elmers End leases require Landlord’s consent to the sale and approval of the buyers. If this applies to your lease, it would be prudent to notify your estate agents to make sure that the purchasers put in hand financial (bank) and professional references. Any bank reference will need to confirm that the buyers are able to meet the annual service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the service charge figures so that they can pass this information on to the purchasers or their solicitors. You may think that you are aware of the number of years remaining on your lease but it would be advisable verify this via your lawyers. A purchaser's lawyer will be unlikely to recommend their client to to exchange contracts if the remaining number of years is under 80 years. In the circumstances it is essential at an early stage that you consider whether the lease term requires a lease extension. If it does, contact your solicitors before you put your premises on the market for sale.

I own a two-bedroom flat in Elmers End. Given that I can not reach agreement with the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the premium due for a lease extension?

Most definitely. We can put you in touch with a Elmers End conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Elmers End property is Flats 55, 67 & 70 Melbourne Court Anerley Road in July 2013. The tribunal calculated that the premium for the extended lease at £48,366.00 for at 55, and £88,329.00 for ats 67 and 70 combined. This case related to 1 flat. The remaining number of years on the lease was 26.38 years.

If instructed can a conveyancer remove a name from the title of my home in Elmers End ?

Subtracting or adding someone to the title of your property is relatively straightforward. You’ll need to appoint a solicitor to discuss your legal rights before you can proceed with a transfer of property. Contact us to book a free consultation with one a conveyancing practitioner

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Elmers End

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Elmers End with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Leasehold Valuation Tribunal proceedings

  • Deton Solicitors, 28 Portland Road, South Norwood, London, London, SE25 4PF
  • Haider Kennedy Legal Services Ltd, 25 Station Road, London, SE25 5AH
  • Ewings & Co, 148 High Street, London, SE20 7EU
  • Kirvan Bond Solicitors, 107 High Street, Penge, London, SE20 7DT
  • Pritchard Joyce & Hinds, Kelsey House, 77 High Street, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 1AN

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Elmers End regulated by the CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Elmers End but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Walter Saunders, 382 Brockley Road, SE4 2BY
  • R & C Property Lawyers Llp, 10A Upper Tooting Road, SW17 7PG

Planning law solicitors in Elmers End regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Elmers End with expertise in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including planning applications and appeals
  • A E Short, 144 Bromley Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 6PG
  • Wellers Law Group Llp, Tenison House, Tweedy Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 3NF
  • Batchelors, Charles House, 35 Widmore Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 1RW
  • Beverley Morris & Co Incorporating Peter Egan & Co, 62 Lewisham High Street, London, London, SE13 5JH
  • William Innes, 56 Crescent Lane, London, SW4 9PU

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

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