Are the Kew conveyancing solicitors identified as being on the Principality conveyancing panel, together with their details provided by Principality?
Kew conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Principality conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Principality directly.
How do I check that the solicitor conducting my conveyancing in Kew is on the mortgage lender’sapproved panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Bank of Scotland thus paying £187.00 plus VAT in further conveyancing bill.
You should make use of the find a lender approved solicitor tool on this site. Pick the mortgage company and type ‘Kew’ or your location and you will see numerous solicitors offices in Kew or by proximity to you.
My wife and I purchasing a end of terrace house in Kew. We would like to an extension at the rear at the house.Will the conveyancing process involve checks to ascertain if these works are prohibited?
Your conveyancer should review the registered title as conveyancing in Kew will on occasion reveal restrictions in the title documents which prevent certain works or necessitated the consent of a 3rd party. Some works need local authority planning consent and approval in accordance building regulations. Some locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. It would be sensible to check these issues with a surveyor prior to committing yourself to a purchase.
We had selected solicitors located in Kew on the TSB solicitor panel. They are now charging me a separate sum for handling the TSB mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee set by TSB?
As unfair as it may seem, as long as it’s in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your conveyancing practitioner may charge a fee for this. This fee is not dictated by TSB but by your Kew conveyancer. Plenty of firms on the TSB panel will quote ’dealing with mortgage’ fee but many practices include it on their overall fee.
I recently had an offer agreed on an apartment in Kew. My financial adviser pressured me to appoint their property lawyer. I paid an advanced payment of £225. A few days later, the conveyancer contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Nationwide conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Nationwide panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
I am buying a new build apartment in Kew. Conveyancing is necessary evil 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 is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Kew
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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 confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a simple, chain free conveyancing. Kew is where the house is located. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Kew are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Kew you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Kew may ascertain 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.
How simple is it to transfer to a new firm as I need to find a firm on the The Mortgage Works conveyancing panel. I was using a high street conveyancing solicitor in Kew round the corner but the firm is not accepted by The Mortgage Works
It would be our pleasure to assist you select a conveyancing solicitor in Kew on the The Mortgage Works panel. Please note that the conveyancers that we work with do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are authorised and regulated by the SRA who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Kew. In utilising the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this website, you can scrutinise costs for conveyancing solicitors in Kew and throughout England and Wales.