My best friend’s sister is a conveyancing practitioner. I anticipate that I'll be able to get friends and family pricing for conveyancing, but if not, what kind of figure would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Homerton?
It’s sensible to look for 3 or more like-for-like conveyancing quotes. Do use our search tool on this site. The prices may be different but service levels do differ between solicitors as is true with most professions.
The Homerton conveyancing firm that I recently instructed on my purchase in Homerton have suddenly closed. I chose them because I needed a solicitor on the HSBC conveyancing panel and my family Homerton lawyer was not. I paid them 275 plus VAT in advance. What do I do now?
Assuming that you have an Estate Agent in the equation then let them know straight away so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Hopefully they will be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You should appoint new lawyers that are on the HSBC conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new lawyers should be in a position to help.
five months have elapsed following my purchase conveyancing in Homerton concluded. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £180,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the property from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
Taking into account that I am about to part with £400,000 on a house in Homerton I would like to talk to a lawyer about myconveyancing prior to instructing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?
We could not agree more - we would be happy to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you speaking to the solicitor due to be conducting your property ownership legalities in Homerton.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is unique person, not a matter reference. The practices that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are provided with for your conveyancing in Homerton should be the amount on the final invoice that you are charged.
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my grandfather I am selling a property in Neath but I am based in Homerton. My solicitor (approximately 200 kilometers awayneeds me to execute a stat dec prior to the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing solicitor in Homerton who can attest and place their company stamp on the document?
strictly speaking you should not be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are located in Homerton
I am employed by a busy estate agency in Homerton where we see a number of flat sales jeopardised as a result of short leases. I have received contradictory information from local Homerton conveyancing solicitors. Could you clarify whether the vendor of a flat can initiate the lease extension formalities for the buyer?
As long as the seller has owned the lease for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to commence the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is that the proposed purchaser need not have to wait 2 years to extend their lease. 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 agree the lease extension with the freeholder 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 purchaser.
I have attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord to extend my lease without success. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal decide on such issues? Can you recommend a Homerton conveyancing firm to help?
Absolutely. We can put you in touch with a Homerton conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Homerton premises is 104 Nightingale Road in May 2009. The Tribunal's Decision is that the premium torbe paid for the enfranchisement in this case is £112,174 This case related to 10 flats. The unexpired term was 71.25 years.