In the event thatI was to purchase a freehold homein Penge for cash and dispense with a survey and no local authority searches how much could I expect to to save on my conveyancing in Penge?
The only reduction in fees you would achieve is the disbursement for searches. Your conveyancing practitioner is required to do the vast majority of work - money laundering, liaising with the sellers property lawyer, stamp duty return, register the ownership etc. A marginal saving might be made by not having to register a charge but it won't be meaningful.
Can your site be used to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Penge even where I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for example if I wish to buy an office in Penge with a loan from Barclays Direct?
Our search tool is mainly utilised to get a quote from domestic conveyancing solicitors in Penge but we have recorded towards the bottom of this page a selection of Penge commercial conveyancing firms. You should make contact with the company directly to check if they are also authorised to represent Barclays Direct
I used Action Conveyancing several years past for my conveyancing in Penge. Now, I need the files but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down 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 Penge of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
How does conveyancing in Penge differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Penge approach us having been asked by the seller to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is finished. This is because new home sellers in Penge tend to acquire the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Penge or who has acted in the same development.
Given that I will soon spend 450k on a house in Penge I would like to have a conversation with the conveyancer concerning thehome move in advance of appointing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?
This is something that we encourage - we would be delighted to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the conveyancer who will be carrying out your conveyancing in Penge.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is unique individual, not a matter reference. The practices that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are quoted for your conveyancing in Penge should be the amount on the final invoice that you end up paying.
Are Penge conveyancing solicitors under an obligation to the Law Society to supply clear conveyancing costs?
Inbuilt into the Solicitors Code of Conduct are prescriptive rules and regulations as to how the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) allow solicitors to publicise their fees to clients.The Law Society have a practice note giving advice on how to publicise transparent charges to avoid breaching any such rule. Practice notes are not legal advice issued by the Law Society and is not to be interpreted as the only standard of good practice a conveyancing solicitor should adhere to. The Practice Note does, however, represent the Law Society’s view of acceptable practice for publicising conveyancing charges, and accordingly it’s a recommended read for any solicitor or conveyancer in Penge or further afield.