We are buying a flat and need a conveyancing solicitor in Honor Oak who is on the Santander conveyancing panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a 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 Santander . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Honor Oak.
I have justbecome aware that Wolstenholmes have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Honor Oak for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 9 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?
The easiest method to see if the premises is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Honor Oak conveyancing specialists.
How does conveyancing in Honor Oak differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build premises in Honor Oak contact us having been asked by the housebuilder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is built. This is because new home sellers in Honor Oak typically purchase the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Honor Oak or who has acted in the same development.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on a fortnight ago in what should have been a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Honor Oak is the location of the property. Is there any guidance you can impart?
Flying freeholds in Honor Oak are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Honor Oak you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Honor Oak may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.
What tools are available to search for a Honor Oak solicitor on the Santander conveyancing panel? I drive a motor bike and am willing to travel upto 25miles to meet the conveyancer.
Feel free to make use of the tool on this website. Please choose the mortgage company and your location and you will see a number of Honor Oak conveyancing lawyers located nearest you. We have detailed some Honor Oak conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can telephone them to verify if they are on the Santander approved list
I acquired a house in Honor Oak last 29/11/2024 and to date it is still not recorded with HMLR. It was part of a development site and my conveyancing practitioner told me that it may take twelve months to register. I have contacted HM Land Registry directly and they say that the original application was cancelled due to failure to reply to requisitions. Should I be concerned?
Call your lawyer - if you are not getting sensible responses, look up their firm’s complaints protocol and escalate your problem to a Partner. Registrations for Honor Oak conveyancing are not known to be particularly slow.