Would the conveyancing solicitors listed on your site conduct auction conveyancing in Purley?
There are a number of niche solicitors we can connect you with those who can conduct auction conveyancing. Purley is one of hundreds of areas of where our lawyers are based.
Do I choose a Licenced Conveyancer or Solicitor for conveyancing in Purley?
There are two types of lawyers who can carry out conveyancing in Purley namely CLC regulated conveyancers or solicitors. Both professionals administer conveyancing services that required to complete the disposal or purchase of property. They are both required to execute Purley conveyancing to the same standards and guidelines so you may be sure that your conveyancing will be professionally carried out and that the necessary steps should be suitably adhered to.
I am purchasing a 3 bedroom semi in Purley. The intention is to an extension at the rear at the house.Will legal investigations on the property involve enquiries to see if these alterations are allowed?
Your property lawyer should check the deeds as conveyancing in Purley can occasionally identify restrictions in the title deeds which prohibit certain changes or necessitated the consent of a 3rd party. Certain additions call for local authority planning consent and approval in accordance building regulations. Some areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. You should check these issues with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.
I can not work out if my mortgage offer requires a lease extension. I have telephoned my Purley building society branch on numerous occasions and was reassured it wasn't a problem and they would lend. My Purley conveyancing solicitor - who is on the bank conveyancing panel- called to say that they will not lend based on their UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook minimum lease term requirements. I have no idea who is right.
As long as the conveyancing practitioner is on the mortgage company approved list, they must adhere to the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook specifications for the lender. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the bank will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the bank to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years left on the lease.
I am purchasing a property and the conveyancer has raised the issue of Chancel Repair for which the property could be obligated to pay as it falls into the area of such a church. She has recommended insurance. Is this really necessary for conveyancing in Purley
Unless a previous acquisition of the property took place after 12 October 2013 you may expect lawyers handling conveyancing in Purley to continue to recommend a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.
I used Action Conveyancing several years past for my conveyancing in Purley. I now require my papers however the law firm has closed. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Purley 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 Purley differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build residence in Purley approach us having been asked by the developer to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is ready to move into. This is because house builders in Purley usually acquire the land, 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 conveyancing solicitors 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 accustomed to new build conveyancing in Purley or who has acted in the same development.
In my capacity as executor for the will of my aunt I am selling a residence in Swansea but live in Purley. My lawyer (based 250 kilometers from mehas requested that I execute a stat dec before completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Purley to attest and place their company stamp on the document?
Technically speaking you are not likely to need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are located in Purley