Is there a reason to appoint a High Holborn conveyancing firm given that online alternatives are easier on the wallet?
By all means make sure that you scrutinise conveyancing costs in High Holborn and you should seek a competitive estimate but don’t be focused with scouring the internet for the cheapest High Holborn conveyancer. Identifying the right conveyancer can mark the difference between a seamless and a distressing move. It is important that you ensure that you have expert advice from an experienced lawyer. Emails can't take the place of a telephone call and are no substitute for a one to one appointment. The firms that we work with will appoint you a qualified and experienced conveyancing solicitor who can handle your conveyancing from start to finish, giving the sort of continuity that you are unlikely to received from an web based conveyancer. He or She will update you as to headway making sure that you are never in the dark. Should it ever be necessary to contact the firm you will know who you need to speak to and we'll ensure you are in the know.
I have given 8 weeks notice to my existing landlord and have to vacate my let out flat in High Holborn by the end of next month. Conveyancing on my purchase is progressing. Can I complete in a couple of weeks as I wish to avoid having to find short term accommodation?
The normal practice is not to give notice on a rental unless exchange of contracts has taken place. If you have not previously done so, contact to your lawyer and request that they seek the assistance the sellers solicitors, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will aim to achieve
Should commercial conveyancing searches reveal planned roadworks that could impact a commercial estate in High Holborn?
Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in High Holborn will execute a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers invest in looking into accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in High Holborn. The report sets out definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in High Holborn.
For every commercial conveyancing transaction in High Holborn it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately could result in delays to High Holborn commercial conveyancing deals as well as present a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not carried out for residential conveyancing in High Holborn.
I am buying a new build flat in High Holborn. Conveyancing is daunting 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 conveyancing.
Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in High Holborn
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Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Please supply a car parking plan. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared.
I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £195,000 and identified one near me in High Holborn I like with a park and station in the vicinity, however it's only got 61 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in High Holborn in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a lease with such few years left?
Should you require a mortgage the shortness of the lease may be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the property for at least 2 years you can ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer regarding this.
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my uncle I am disposing of a property in Newport but I am based in High Holborn. My lawyer (approximately 235 miles from mehas requested that I sign a stat dec ahead of the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing lawyer in High Holborn who can witness this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you are unlikely to need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are High Holborn based