We are buying a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Gunnersbury who is on the Clydesdale approved panel. Can you recommend a local firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Clydesdale . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Gunnersbury.
We're in Gunnersbury, First timers buying with a mortgage (lender is UBS , and our lawyer is on the UBS conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the UBS conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no lawyer should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.
I used Wolstenholmes several years ago for my conveyancing in Gunnersbury. I now require my papers however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Gunnersbury of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor for remortgage conveyancing in Gunnersbury. I have land on a site which appears to be the ideal answer If there is a chance to get all the legals completed via web that would be ideal. Do I need to be wary? What are the potential pitfalls?
As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?
I’m about to sell my basement apartment in Gunnersbury. Conveyancing has not commenced, but I have just received a quarterly service charge demand – Do I pay up?
Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should pay the service charge as usual because all ground rent and service invoices should be allotted on completion, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.
I have given up seeking a lease extension in Gunnersbury. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on premiums?
You certainly can. We are happy to put you in touch with a Gunnersbury conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement case for a Gunnersbury premises is 169 Southfield Road in September 2013. the tribunal decided that the premium to be paid in respect of the collective enfranchisement should be £51,203 This case related to 2 flats. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 64.64 years.
My wife and I have agreed a price on a Gunnersbury ground floor flat left to us ten years ago in 2010. I have over a decades worth of conveyancing experience and, now retired, wish to do my own legal work. The buyer's conveyancer has informed me that their bank will not allow you to do your own conveyancing as they require the funds to be transferred to a solicitor's bank account.
Lending instructions to property lawyers from all CML members state that If the vendor does not have legal representation the borrower's lawyers should check whether the bank needs to be notified so that a decision can be made as to whether or not they are prepared to proceed.
