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Top reasons to let us assist you find a high street conveyancing solicitor in Merton

  • 1 Merton property lawyers work in conjunction with Merton estate agents, house builders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to make sure that a quality service is offered to buyers and sellers every step of the way, with the intention of reducing administrative burdens and transaction times
  • 2 There is a strong possibility the other side’s lawyers are based in Merton - if so sets of solicitors will have worked on conveyancing matters in the past
  • 3 No matter what any alternative solicitors say it could be necessary to pop into your conveyancer to sign documents. Too many 3rd parties are already with an interest in a house sale without needing to include the postman into the equation.
  • 4 Merton conveyancers are likely to be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents
  • 5 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these companies are often based hundreds of miles away with limited understanding of the factors that affect property transactions in Merton

Examples of recent conveyancing in Merton since December 2024*

Disposal

of terraced residence, , EX38 8QB completing on 13/12/2024 at a price of £305,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, ordering official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties

Disposal

of semi residence, , EX19 8LT completing on 07/01/2025 at a price of £770,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in readiness for completion, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s conveyancer

Disposal

of house residence, Castle Hill Gardens, EX38 8EX completing on 08/01/2025 at a price of £320,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in readiness for completion

Sale

of detached residence premises, Castle Street, EX38 8EZ completing on 18/12/2024 at a price of £280,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s solicitor

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Merton

I can't travel far from Merton. Is there a reason why all Merton lawyers aren't included on all lender panels?

Banks ordinarily impose restrictions on either the nature or volume of conveyancing practices on their panel. A common example of such criteria being that a organisation must have at least two partners. In addition to restricting the structure of firm, some banks for example HSBC decided to restrict the number of practices they permit to represent them. It is worth noting that mortgage companies have no liability for the standard of service given by any Merton conveyancing practitioner on their panel. Property fraud was a key driver in the culling of solicitor panels in the last decade even though there are contrary assessments about whether solicitors sat at the center of that fraud. Statistics via HMLR indicates that thousands of conveyancing organisations only carry out one or two conveyances annually. Those advocating conveyancing panel consolidation ask why law firms deserve claim to be on a lender panel when it is evident that conveyancing is not their primary expertise?

It is is a decade since I acquired my home in Merton. Conveyancing solicitors have just been appointed on the sale but I can't find the title documents. Will this cause complications?

Don’t worry too much. Firstly the deeds may be kept by the mortgage company or they may be in the possession of the solicitor who acted in the purchase. Secondly the likelihood is that the land will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to prove you are the registered owner by your conveyancing solicitors procuring up to date copy of the land registers. Most conveyancing in Merton involves registered property but in the rare situation where your home is not registered it adds to the complexity but is resolvable.

I note that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Do I need this when buying a residence in Merton? or Apparently there is a law dating back centuries that means some homeowners living in a parish church boundary may be liable to pay for repairs towards the chancel in proximity to the church. Is this relevant for conveyancing in Merton?

Unless a previous acquisition of the premises took place after 12 October 2013 you may take it that solicitors delivering conveyancing in Merton to continue to advocate a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

Hoping to buy a property located in Merton and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Merton. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Merton area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Merton. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

Having checked my lease I have discovered that there are only Sixty One years unexpired on my lease in Merton. I now wish to get lease extension but my landlord is absent. What options are available to me?

On the basis that you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be extended by the Court. However, you will be required to prove that you have used your best endeavours to find the lessor. On the whole an enquiry agent would be useful to try and locate and prepare a report which can be accepted by the court as evidence that the freeholder is indeed missing. It is advisable to get professional help from a property lawyer both on proving the landlord’s absence and the application to the County Court covering Merton.

Merton Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Questions you should consider Prior to buying

    Is anyone aware of any major works in the planning that will likely increase the service costs? Who takes charge for maintaining and repairing the building?

I am buying a flat with all finances in place. My solicitor has been supplied with with 2 separate evidence of photographic identification, bank statement, endless utility bills. Now he wants a copy from a probate lawyer acknowledging that the money is in order and that it has come from inheritance and not via illegitimate means.

For some years now requires conveyancing solicitors as well as banks, building societies and other financial institutes to obtain satisfactory evidence of the identity of the client. This is because solicitors who deal with money and property on behalf of their clients can be used by criminals wishing to launder money. In order to comply with the law of money laundering, your Merton conveyancing lawyer will need to obtain evidence of your identity as as well as make sure that your funds are legitimate.

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What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Merton?

Licensed Conveyancers support the transfer of the legal title of a property from one person to another and cover conveyancing throughout England and Wales not just Merton. When appointed a Licensed Conveyancer governed by the CLC, you can expect:
  • Be supplied with an honest and lawful service.
  • Have a high standard of legal services.
  • Have your transaction dealt with using care, skill and legal competence.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a high quality of service due to your conveyancer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Receive a service which is accessible and responsive to your individual needs.
  • You should not consider yourself discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • Not receive a service which is below the standard you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Have your specific needs taken into account should a complaint be made.
  • Have a timeous, objective and comprehensive service when making a complaint about your conveyancing in Merton about your conveyancing in Merton.

Residential in Merton is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process.

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Examining the title to the property
  • Undertaking Merton searches for the title
  • Reviewing draft contract pack and other documentation received from the seller’s solicitor
  • Submitting questions with the seller’s solicitor
  • Agreeing the wording of the purchase contract
  • Going through replies prepared by the owner to pre-contract enquiries
  • Negotiating the Transfer document
  • Guiding the buyer in respect of the loan offer: (if relevant)
  • Drawing up and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion of the purchase
  • Completion of and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate SDLT forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the change in ownership and the home loan (where relevant) at the Land Registry.

Typically, Merton conveyancing for a sale has some of the following tasks

  • Solicitor instructed by the owners once the offer has been accepted
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Drawing up the contract and associated documents
  • Supplying draft papers to the lawyer retained by the buyer
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and responding to further questions from the buyer’s lawyer
  • Finalising the transfer deed
  • Replying to requisitions raised by the purchaser’s lawyer
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion of the sale
  • Receiving sale proceeds and transferring funds to the owner, the estate agent and repaying the mortgage (if relevant)

*Source acknowledgement: House price data produced by Land Registry as well data supplied by Lexsure Ltd.

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