We note that you have a search directory listing law firms on the Santander conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a referral fee if I retain them for our conveyancing in Nunhead?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Santander conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Nunhead.
I am buying a garden flat in Nunhead. How practical is it for me to do the conveyancing?
Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Nunhead you will have to appoint a solicitor on your lender's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Nunhead.
We are buying a 4 bedroom semi-detached house in Nunhead. Our aim is to carry out an extension to the side at the property.Will legal work on the property include checks to ascertain if these alterations are prohibited?
Your conveyancer should review the deeds as conveyancing in Nunhead will on occasion reveal restrictions in the title deeds which restrict categories of alterations or need the permission of a 3rd party. Many extensions require local authority planning consent and approval in compliance with building regulations. Many areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or impact extensions. It would be prudent to check these issues with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.
I happen to be the only beneficiary of my late mum's will and I have everything in my name now, including the my former home in Nunhead. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in August. I plan to dispose of the house. I understand that there is a Mortgage Lenders 6 month 'rule', which means that my property ownership may be considered the same way as though I had purchased the house in August. Do I have to wait 6 months to sell?
The CML handbook requires solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you could be caught by that. many banks would take a practical view as this clause is primarily there to identify subsales or the flipping of property.
Can I be sure that the Nunhead conveyancing solicitor on the Bank of Ireland panel is any good?
When it comes to conveyancing in Nunhead obtaining recommendations is a sensible start. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one advertising the lowest fees. We would always recommend that you speak with the solicitor handling your conveyancing.
Will my solicitor be making enquiries about flooding during the conveyancing in Nunhead.
The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for solicitors conducting conveyancing in Nunhead. Plenty of people will purchase a property in Nunhead, fully aware that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, aside from the physical damage, if a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, satisfactory building insurance, or dispose of the premises. There are steps that can be taken as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the buyer.
Solicitors are not best placed to offer advice on flood risk, however there are a number of searches that may be initiated by the purchaser or by their solicitors which will figure out the risks in Nunhead. The conventional set of information sent to a purchaser’s solicitor (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) contains a standard question of the seller to discover if the premises has ever been flooded. In the event that the residence has been flooded in past which is not disclosed by the owner, then a purchaser could bring a compensation claim as a result of such an incorrect reply. The buyer’s solicitors will also carry out an environmental search. This will disclose whether there is a recorded flood risk. If so, further inquiries should be conducted.
Do you have any advice for leasehold conveyancing in Nunhead with the intention of saving time on the sale process?
- Much of the frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Nunhead can be avoided where you get in touch lawyers as soon as you market your property and ask them to put together the leasehold information which will be required by the purchasers’ solicitors. The majority of freeholders or Management Companies in Nunhead charge for providing management packs for a leasehold premises. You or your lawyers should enquire as to the actual amount of the charges. The management information can be applied for on or before finding a buyer, thus reducing delays. The typical amount of time it takes to obtain the necessary information is three weeks. It is the most common reason for delay in leasehold conveyancing in Nunhead. A minority of Nunhead leases require Licence to Assign from the landlord. If this applies to your lease, you should place the estate agents on notice to make sure that the purchasers obtain financial (bank) and professional references. The bank reference will need to confirm that the buyers are financially capable of paying the yearly service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the service charge figures so that they can pass this information on to the purchasers or their lawyers. If you have the benefit of shareholding in the Management Company, you should ensure that you have the original share document. Arranging a new share certificate can be a time consuming process and frustrates many a Nunhead conveyancing transaction. Where a reissued share is needed, do contact the company officers or managing agents (if relevant) for this at the earliest opportunity.
I am the proprietor of a ground-floor 1950’s flat in Nunhead. In the absence of agreement between myself and the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the amount due for a lease extension?
if there is a absentee freeholder or if there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to arrive at the premium.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement matter before the tribunal for a Nunhead property is 41 Endwell Road in March 2013. this matter relateed to the acquisition of the freehold of a mid- terraced Victorian house converted into three separate self-contained dwellings. By an order dated 28/11/2012, Deputy District Judge Cole in the Bromley County Court held that the leaseholders were entitled to acquire the freehold and directed that the premium payable be determined by this Tribunal. The Tribunal assessed the premium to be £14,753 This case affected 3 flats. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 80.01 years.
How varied are the property related services that Nunhead conveyancing practices undertake?
On the whole Nunhead conveyancing solicitors will carry out a wide spectrum of services to domestic and agricultural land proprietors, vendors, investors, freeholders and tenants including the following:
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House sale conveyancing in Nunhead or beyond
Home purchase conveyancing in Nunhead and countrywide
Cohabitation Agreements Switching mortgage providers Property conveyancing following matrimonial or relationship splits Staircasing i.e. buying extra shares of a property that has been purchased through a shared ownership scheme