The Perivale conveyancing firm that just started acting on my purchase in Perivale have suddenly closed. I only went with them because I needed a solicitor on the Skipton conveyancing panel and my preferred Perivale lawyer was not. I paid them £170 in advance. What should be my next steps?
Assuming that you have an Estate Agent in the equation then inform them straight away so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to the problems encountered. Most sellers would be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You should appoint new lawyers that are on the Skipton conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new lawyers should be in a position to help.
We are aiming to move house in July. Does my conveyancing solicitor liaise with the removal company on the day of completion. On a separate note, can you put forward a removal company in Perivale. Conveyancing lawyer was found prior to coming across your site.
On the afternoon of completion you will need to collect the house keys from your estate agent however this should only take place once the previous owners conveyancers advise the agent that they acknowledge receipt of the completion payment and the keys can be passed over. After that you will need to inform the removal men that they can start moving you in. We do not suggest a specific removal organisation but can assist you in choosing a residential property solicitor in Perivale or a solicitor that specialises in conveyancing in Perivale.
I am currently in the process of buying my council flat in Perivale. I have a mortgage agreed with TSB. Conveyancing is new to me. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should use one. Any advice?
It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with TSB, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the TSB conveyancing panel.
My offer was accepted on an apartment in Perivale on 25/4/2025, valuation was booked 3 days after, received a clean bill of health. Property lawyer instructed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to HSBC and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the HSBC conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for HSBC to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the HSBC conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I require expedited conveyancing in Perivale as I am under a deadline to sign on the dotted line in less than 2 weeks. Fortunately I do not require a mortgage. Is it possible to avoid the conveyancing searches to save money and time?
As you are not obtaining a home loan you are at liberty not to do searches although no lawyer would recommend that you don't. Drawing on years of experience of conveyancing in Perivale the following are examples of what can arise and adversely impact the marketability of the property: Enforcement Actions, Overdue Fees, Outstanding Grants, Unadopted Roads,...
As co-executor for the will of my grandfather I am disposing of a house in Neath but reside in Perivale. My lawyer (approximately 235 kilometers from mehas requested that I sign a stat dec before completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in Perivale to witness this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or qualified solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Perivale based
I am employed by a long established estate agent office in Perivale where we see a few leasehold sales jeopardised due to short leases. I have been given conflicting advice from local Perivale conveyancing solicitors. Please can you shed some light as to whether the vendor of a flat can commence the lease extension process for the buyer?
Provided that the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to kick-start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the proposed purchaser can avoid having to sit tight for 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed before, or simultaneously with completion of the sale.
An alternative approach is to agree the lease extension with the freeholder either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the purchaser.
Notwithstanding our best efforts, we have been unsuccessful in trying to purchase the freehold in Perivale. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
You certainly can. We can put you in touch with a Perivale conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Perivale flat is Ground Floor Flat 79 London Road in September 2012. the Tribunal held that the premium payable for the lease extension should be £7,636 This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired lease term was 74 years.
We are in the process of purchasing a house in Perivale. Conveyancing is not complete but we wish to have our transaction price private from sites such as Rightmove. Is this achievable and how?
HM Land Registry as a matter of law obliged to note price paid data on the official title for domestic properties countrywide which includes homes in Perivale. The Title Register is a public document, so HM Land Registry would be breaking the law if they did not allow access to the register.
In essence you can make a request of HMLR to hide the price paid entry but the response would be in the negative.