My best friend’s sister is a solicitor. I am hopeful that I'll be able to get friends and family rates for conveyancing, However if that does not come through, what level of fees would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Norbury?
Do contrast pricing. Make use of our search tool on this page. Whilst fees seem to vary but the service one can expect differ between property lawyers as is true with most professions.
Will our solicitor be raising questions about flooding as part of the conveyancing in Norbury.
The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for lawyers dealing with homes in Norbury. Plenty of people will buy a house in Norbury, fully aware that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, leaving to one side the physical destruction, if a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, adequate insurance cover, or sell the premises. There are steps that can be taken during the course of a house purchase to forewarn the buyer.
Conveyancers are not qualified to offer advice on flood risk, however there are a numerous searches that may be initiated by the purchaser or on a buyer’s behalf which can give them a better understanding of the risks in Norbury. The conventional set of completed inquiry forms supplied to a purchaser’s conveyancer (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) contains a standard question of the seller to find out whether the premises has ever been flooded. If the property has been flooded in past which is not revealed by the seller, then a purchaser may bring a legal claim for losses resulting from an incorrect response. The buyer’s conveyancers will also commission an enviro search. This will disclose if there is any known flood risk. If so, further inquiries should be carried out.
Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Norbury. Conveyancing is necessary evil 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 legal work.
Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Norbury
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There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided.
How difficult is it to swap firm as I need to find a firm on the Nationwide Building Society conveyancing list. I was using a local conveyancing solicitor in Norbury five minutes from me but he is not accepted by Nationwide Building Society
It would be our pleasure to help you select a conveyancing solicitor in Norbury on the Nationwide Building Society panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we work with do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Norbury. In making use of the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this page, you can contrast charges for conveyancing solicitors in Norbury and beyond.
We are 17 days into a freehold purchase having been recommend to a firm by the estate agent to carry out the conveyancing in Norbury. I am am very disappointed with the level of service. Could you help me find new lawyers?
They would need to be very bad in order to consider changing them. Has the mortgage offer been sent? In the event that it has you must advise them of the replacement solicitor and have the mortgage documents are issued to the new lawyers. Your solicitor ideally needs to be on the mortgage company approved list to avoid supplemental expenses and delays. So that should be your starting point. Our find a solicitor tool will assist you in finding a bank approved conveyancer for your home move in Norbury
I only have Sixty One years left on my flat in Norbury. I need to get lease extension but my landlord is absent. What are my options?
On the basis that you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be granted an extra 90 years by the Court. You will be obliged to prove that you have done all that could be expected to locate the lessor. In some cases an enquiry agent would be useful to conduct investigations and to produce an expert document to be accepted by the court as proof that the landlord is indeed missing. It is wise to seek advice from a property lawyer in relation to investigating the landlord’s disappearance and the application to the County Court overseeing Norbury.
I am the leaseholder of a basement flat in Norbury. Given that I can not reach agreement with the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the premium payable for a lease extension?
Absolutely. We can put you in touch with a Norbury conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Norbury premises is Flat 12, Newlands Court Streatham Common North in May 2012. the decision of the Tribunal was that the premium payable by the Applicants to the Respondent for the new lease of the Premises be £70,140. This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 23.25 years.