My best friend’s dad is a conveyancing practitioner. I expect that I will receive mate’s pricing for conveyancing, but if not, what kind of costs would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Fulham?
Do contrast pricing. Do use our search tool on this page. Whilst amounts may be different but service levels do are distinct between solicitors as is the case with the vast majority of professional services.
I am helping my aunt sell her flat in Fulham. Will the conveyancing solicitor commission an energy performance certificate or should I organise this?
After the abolition of Home Packs, energy assessments was maintained a compulsory component of selling a property. An energy assessment must be to hand before the property is put on the market. It is not a task that conveyancers normally arrange. If you are instructing a Fulham conveyancing lawyer they may help arrange energy assessments given their relationships with long established Fulham providers
I am purchasing a end of terrace house in Fulham. The intention is to carry out a loft conversion at the property.Will legal conveyancing on the property include investigations to ascertain if these works were previously refused?
Your property lawyer will check the registered title as conveyancing in Fulham can sometimes reveal restrictions in the title documents which restrict certain alterations or require the consent of another owner. Certain extensions call for local authority planning permissions and approval in compliance with building regulations. Some locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. You should check these issues with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.
When it comes to lenders such as HSBC, do Fulham conveyancing practitioners face a yearly amount to be on the conveyancing panel?
We are not aware of any bank fees to register on their panel, although some do levy an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.
We are intent on selling our property in Fulham and according to the buyers it appears that there is a possibility that the property was built on contaminated land. Any local lawyer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the buyers used an online conveyancing firm as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Fulham. Having lived in Fulham for many years we know of no issue. Should we contact our local Authority to get confirmation need.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? You must enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same ailment)
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Fulham?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Fulham. 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…’
I am a negotiator for a reputable estate agency in Fulham where we have witnessed a few flat sales put at risk due to short leases. I have received inconsistent advice from local Fulham conveyancing solicitors. Could you clarify whether the seller of a flat can instigate the lease extension process for the purchaser on completion of the sale?
As long as the seller has owned the lease for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to kick-start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is that the buyer need not have to wait 2 years for a lease extension. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment has to be done before, or at the same time as completion of the disposal of the property.
Alternatively, it may be possible to extend the lease informally by agreement with the landlord either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the buyer.
I inherited a ground floor flat in Fulham. In the absence of agreement between myself and the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the premium payable for a lease extension?
You certainly can. We are happy to put you in touch with a Fulham conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Fulham property is 66 and 66a Wardo Avenue in November 2012. The Tribunal determined that the sum of £8,048 is payable by the Applicants in respect of the price for the freehold of the property This case related to 2 flats. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 93 years and 162 years.
Can you refer me to a trustworthy Fulham conveyancing practitioner for purchasing an apartment? A friend suggested one but their estimate was £1250 for a 225k property. I think thats a tad expensive. The lender will be TSB.
The purpose of this site is restricted to being a directory service for solicitors who want to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for TSB in certain locations for example Fulham . Our intention is not to recommend any specific property lawyer.