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Reasons to use our Ravenscourt Park conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Ravenscourt Park is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) often falls short of the level of professionalism you will expect.
  • 2 Ravenscourt Park conveyancing lawyers will have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 3 There is a strong possibility the the solicitors for the other party are based in Ravenscourt Park - if so sets of solicitors are likely to have worked on conveyancing matters in the past
  • 4 Our site offers most comprehensive residential conveyancing directory listing bank approved law firms conducting conveyancing in Ravenscourt Park registered with the SRA or CLC.
  • 5 Notwithstanding what alternative lawyers tell you it may be necessary to pop into your conveyancer to sign contracts. There are various parties with involved in a house sale without needing to add Royal Mail into the equation.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Ravenscourt Park since April 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Ravenscourt Park

When does exchange of contracts take place for sale conveyancing in Ravenscourt Park and am I required to be at the lawyers office?

If you are in close proximity to our conveyancing solicitors in Ravenscourt Park you are invited in to sign the paperwork. However, the lender approved solicitors we recommend offer a national conveyancing service and give just as comprehensive and professional a job for you when communicating with you by post or email. The executing of the purchase agreement is not when everything is set in stone. A signed contract is necessary for the firm to address the formalities at the appropriate time, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The procedure is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where a long "chain" is involved, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Ravenscourt Park)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.

I am planning on selling our home in Ravenscourt Park and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was built on contaminated land. Any local lawyer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers instructed a nationwide conveyancing practice rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Ravenscourt Park. Having lived in Ravenscourt Park for six years we know of no issue. Do we contact our local Authority to seek confirmation that the buyers are looking for.

It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor currently acting for you. What do they say? You need to check with 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 ailment)

I have todayfound out that Stirling Law have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Ravenscourt Park for a purchase of a leasehold flat 10 months ago. How can I be sure that my home is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?

The quickest method to see if the premises is in your name, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Ravenscourt Park conveyancing specialists.

I decided to have a survey carried out on a property in Ravenscourt Park in advance of retaining solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the property. Our surveyor has said that some lenders will refuse to give a loan on a flying freehold house.

It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different instructions from Nationwide. If you contact us we can look into this further with the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Ravenscourt Park. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Ravenscourt Park to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.

There are only 72 years remaining on my flat in Ravenscourt Park. I now wish to get lease extension but my landlord is missing. What should I do?

On the basis that you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be lengthened by the magistrate. You will be obliged to prove that you have done all that could be expected to locate the lessor. In some cases an enquiry agent should be useful to try and locate and to produce an expert document which can be used as evidence that the landlord is indeed missing. It is wise to seek advice from a solicitor both on investigating the landlord’s disappearance and the application to the County Court covering Ravenscourt Park.

After months of dialogue we are unable to agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Ravenscourt Park. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?

if there is a absentee freeholder or where there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant statutes you can apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to arrive at the amount due.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement matter before the tribunal for a Ravenscourt Park property is 19 Crisp Road in June 2009. Following a vesting order (Under section 26 of the Leasehold Reform,Housing and Urban Development Act 1993) The tribunal determined that the premium payable for the acquisition of the freehold was £33,756,apportioned as to£12,285 for the lower at and £21,471for the upper fat. This case was in relation to 2 flats. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 68.32 years.

How do I identify freehold conveyancing in Ravenscourt Park?

Option 1 is to ask your friends and family who they used in the past and if they were happy with the service. Second, look on the web for conveyancing in Ravenscourt Park. Phone a couple or more firms from the list and ask them to send you their conveyancing estimate and discuss your needs with the solicitor who will conduct your conveyancing before you commit. Third is to make use of this site to assist you in finding the right lawyers for you based on your unique factors including location,speed, complexity and who your intended mortgage company is.Resist the temptation to appoint £99 conveyancing solicitors in Ravenscourt Park

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Ravenscourt Park regulated by the SRA

It is important to note that the listed firms do not limit their work for conveyancing in Ravenscourt Park but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.

  • Hubbard & Pegman Limited, Unit 7, King Street Cloisters, Clifton Walk, King Street, London, W6 0GY
  • Hubbard Pegman & Whitney Llp, 7 King Street Cloisters, Clifton Walk, King Street, Hammersmith, London, W6 0GY
  • Sheridan & Stretton, Riverside House, 22a Bradmore Park Road, London, W6 0DT
  • P C D York & Co, 97-99 King Street, London, London, W6 9JG
  • Francis W R Piesse, The Dove Pier, Lower Mall, London, W6 9DJ

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Ravenscourt Park regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Ravenscourt Park practicing in commercial conveyancing in Ravenscourt Park. This may include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Hubbard Pegman & Whitney Llp, 7 King Street Cloisters, Clifton Walk, King Street, Hammersmith, London, W6 0GY
  • Sheridan & Stretton, Riverside House, 22a Bradmore Park Road, London, W6 0DT
  • Francis W R Piesse, The Dove Pier, Lower Mall, London, W6 9DJ
  • Lkny Law, Britannia House, 11 Glenthorne Road, London, W6 0LH
  • Myers Fletcher & Gordon, 15 Cambridge Court, 210 Shepherds Bush Road, Hammersmith, London, W6 7NJ

Planning law solicitors in Ravenscourt Park regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Ravenscourt Park practicing in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including applications about listed buildings and conservation areas
  • Hoffman-bokaei Solicitors, Suite 2, Exhibition House, Addison Bridge Place, Hammersmith Road Kensington Olympia, London, London, W14 8XP
  • Sutton-mattocks & Co Llp, 1 Rocks Lane, London, SW13 0DE
  • Parfitt Cresswell, 593-599 Fulham Road, London, London, SW6 5UA
  • Russell - Cooke Llp, 2 Putney Hill, London, SW15 6AB
  • Mark Taylor & Company, 310 Harbour Yard, Chelsea Harbour, London, SW10 0XD

*Source acknowledgement: House price data produced by Land Registry as well data supplied by Lexsure Ltd.

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