I am in need of a property lawyer. Do I opt for a national conveyancer rather than a high street Parsons Green conveyancing solicitor?
Parsons Green is a unique place, where local knowledge is a big bonus. The relaxed pace of life is great – but not for your home move. The solicitors that we endorse combine exhaustive Parsons Green knowledge with a professional, can doattitude that helps everything runs smoothly. It is a distinct advantage that they can make use of good relationships with financial advisers, estate agents, surveyors and other Parsons Green conveyancing practitioners
As I am unsure how the conveyancing process works what is the most important number one tip you can impart about purchase conveyancing in Parsons Green?
Not many law firms or advisers will tell you this but conveyancing in Parsons Green or throughout West London is often a confrontational experience. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there is plenty of opportunity for conflict between you and other parties involved in the ownership transfer. For example, the vendor, estate agent and on occasion the mortgage company. Appointing a lawyer for your conveyancing in Parsons Green is a critical decision as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY person in the transaction whose interest is to look after your best interests and to protect you.
On occasion a potential adversary may try and convince you that you should follow their advice. For example, the estate agent may claim to be assisting by claiming that your lawyer is wrong. Or your mortgage broker may tell you to do take action that is against your lawyers advice. You should always trust your lawyer above all other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.
I am buying a garden flat in Parsons Green. Conveyancing solicitors are said to be ‘a necessary evil’ but can I do it myself?
Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Parsons Green you will have to appoint a solicitor on your bank'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 Parsons Green.
We are downsizing from our property in Parsons Green and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was built land that was not decontaminated. A local lawyer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers are using a national conveyancing outfit rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Parsons Green. Having lived in Parsons Green for six years we know of no issue. Should we get in touch with our local Authority to seek confirmation that the buyers are looking for.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing firm already. What do they say? You should enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same sickness)
It has been four months since my purchase conveyancing in Parsons Green completed. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £160,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the premises from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
I have been on the look out for a ground for flat up to £305k and identified one round the corner in Parsons Green I like with open areas and station nearby, however it's only got 49 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Parsons Green in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a short lease?
Should you require a home loan that many years will be an issue. Reduce the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the premises for at least 2 years you can request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer about this matter.