My fiancee and I are buying our first home. Our conveyancing practitioner has texted usto enquire if we want to order extra conveyancing searches. We are really unsure what's relevant for conveyancing in Merton
The range of Merton conveyancing searches should be triggered based primarily on the premises, the location, the likelihood of any of these risks, your knowledge of the region and risks, your general attitude to risk. What matters is that you adequately appreciate what information each search could provide. You may then decide if you personally think you need that information. Where you are uncertain, ask the property lawyer to explain.
As a novice what is the most important piece of guidance you can impart about purchase conveyancing in Merton?
Not many law firms or advisers will tell you this but conveyancing in Merton or throughout England and Wales is often a confrontational process. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there is plenty of opportunity for friction between you and other parties involved in the legal transfer of property. E.g., the vendor, property agent and on occasion your lender. Selecting a law firm for your conveyancing in Merton should not be taken lightly as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY person in the process whose role it is to act in your best interests and to keep you safe.
We are witnessing a definite ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone must be blamed for the process being so protracted. We recommend that you your first instinct should be to trust your solicitor ahead of the other parties in the conveyancing process.
I have 70 years unexpired on my lease and need a lease extension for my flat in Merton. Conveyancing solicitors on the Platform panel can deal with such extensions correct?
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are obtaining a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 30/11/2024 the requirements read as follows :
I have recentlybecome aware that Arc property Solicitors have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Merton for a purchase of a freehold house 12 months ago. How can I be sure that my home is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?
The easiest way to check 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 Merton conveyancing specialists.
What tools are available to search for a Merton solicitor on the Britannia conveyancing panel? I have wheels and am willing to travel upto 25kilometers to meet the conveyancer.
Feel free to make use of the tool on this page. Please choose the lender and your location and you will see a number of Merton conveyancing lawyers located nearest you. We have detailed some Merton conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can contact them to verify whether they are on the Britannia approved list
Am I better off to choose a Merton conveyancing solicitor who is local to the property I am purchasing? I have an old university friend who can perform the legal work however they are based 400miles away.
The primary upside of using a high street Merton conveyancing practice is that you can attend the office to sign paperwork, hand in your ID and pester them if necessary. They will also have local insight which is a benefit. That being said it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If you know people who instructed your friend and they were content that must trump using an unknown Merton conveyancing solicitor just because they are Merton based.