Unfortunately I am unable to travel far from New Beckenham. Is there a reason why all New Beckenham lawyers aren't included on all bank panels?
As unjust as it may seem for banks to limit who can act for them, from the public’s or solicitor’s perspective, the flip side is that mortgage companies are becoming ever more anxious and regard it necessary to protect them from illegal activities. As a consequence of this concern lenders are limiting their panel of approved conveyancing lawyers to a size that they are happy to control.
My partner and I are at the point of looking at houses in New Beckenham and I am now considering a potential offer. Is it advisable to have my solicitor on ‘stand by’? I will be getting a mortgage with Nationwide.
You should start obtaining conveyancing quotes from solicitors ASAP. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their contact information on to the EA. As you are getting a mortgage with Nationwide, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Nationwide conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.
The formalities of my remortgage has taken place for my property in New Beckenham. Conveyancing was of an acceptable standard but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about the lender. Who do I contact should I wish to lodge a complaint?
Most lenders have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Services Department at head office. In most cases complaints to a lender are sorted out effectively and efficiently. However if you are not satisfied that the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service with full details of your complaint.
Co-operative have agreed my home loan in principle, my offer on a apartment in New Beckenham has been accepted, what happens next?
The property agent will need to know who your solicitors are (be sure the conveyancing practitioners are on the lender’s approved list). Telephone Co-operative or your broker and finish off any relevant paperwork. Co-operative will instruct a valuer who will get in contact with the estate agent or owners to arrange an appointment. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes on average a week for the mortgage offer to be issued. Co-operative will issue the offer to you and your solicitors. The legal work will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in New Beckenham.
I used Wolstenholmes a few years past for my conveyancing in New Beckenham. Now, I need the documents however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in New Beckenham of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
About to purchase a new build flat in New Beckenham. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.
Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in New Beckenham
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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. The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants.
How can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my business offices in New Beckenham and how can your lawyers assist?
The 1954 Act gives security of tenure to business lessees, granting the a statutory right to apply to court for a continuation of occupancy when the lease comes to an end. There are limited grounds where a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are complicated. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. New Beckenham is one of our many areas of the UK in which our lawyers have offices
I am in need of some leasehold conveyancing in New Beckenham. Before I get started I would like to find out the number of years remaining on the lease.
Assuming the lease is registered - and almost all are in New Beckenham - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.
Following months of dialogue we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in New Beckenham. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?
Absolutely. We can put you in touch with a New Beckenham conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a New Beckenham property is 26 Manor Road in July 2010. the Tribunal decided that price to be paid for the freehold was £12,420 This case related to 2 flats. The unexpired lease term was 76.75 and 88.83.