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Reasons to use our Selhurst conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Our site is the first site that enables you the ability to check that your conveyancing in Selhurst will be carried out by a property lawyer on your mortgage lender’s authorised panel.
  • 2 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Selhurst is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) sometimes falls short of the level of professionalism you will expect.
  • 3 There is a better than average chance that the the lawyers for the other party are based in Selhurst - if so sets of conveyancers will be on good working terms
  • 4 We are the UKs most comprehensive domestic conveyancing directory service identifying mortgage company approved law practices conducting conveyancing in Selhurst registered with the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 5 Retaining the services of a high street Solicitor in the main means that you will receive a more bespoke service. When using a large conveyancing firm, your transaction is handled by a team of people who who update you by reading from their computer screens.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Selhurst since December 2023*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Selhurst

We are buying a flat and need a conveyancing solicitor in Selhurst who is on the Coventry BS approved panel. Can you recommend a local solicitor?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Coventry BS . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Selhurst.

I am buying a terraced house in Selhurst. 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 Selhurst you will have to appoint a solicitor on your mortgage company'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 Selhurst.

I have been on the look out for a ground for flat up to £195,000 and found one near me in Selhurst I like with a park and transport links nearby, however it's only got 52 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Selhurst suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a lease with such few years left?

If you require a mortgage that many years will be an issue. Reduce the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing owner has owned the premises for a minimum of 2 years you may request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor regarding this matter.

I am looking into buying my first house which is in Selhurst and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Selhurst. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Selhurst area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Selhurst. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

We're new to the buying process - had an offer accepted, yet the selling agent advised that the vendor will only go ahead if we appoint the agent's chosen solicitors as they need an ‘expedited deal’. Our preferred option is to instruct a local conveyancer who is familiar with conveyancing in Selhurst

It is unlikely the owners are driving this. Should the owner want ‘a quick sale', alienating a serious purchaser is going to damage their objectives. Speak to the vendors direct and make the point that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to progress, with finances arranged © you are chain free (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you are going to appoint your own,trusted Selhurst conveyancing solicitors - not the ones that will provide their negotiator at the agency a introducer fee or meet his conveyancing thresholds demanded by senior management.

Planning to complete next month on a ground floor flat in Selhurst. Conveyancing solicitors inform me that they report fully within the next couple of days. What should I be looking out for?

Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Selhurst should include some of the following:

    The total extent of the premises. This will be the apartment itself but could also incorporate a attic or basement if applicable. Do you need to have carpet in the flat or are you allowed wood flooring? Where does the liability rest to repair and maintain the main walls and foundations. It is important that you know which party is responsible the repair and maintenance of every part of the building specifics of the parties to the lease, for example these could be the (you), superior lessor, landlord Whether your lease has a provision for a sinking fund?
For details of the information to be contained in your report on your leasehold property in Selhurst please enquire of your conveyancer in advance of your conveyancing in Selhurst.

I am the registered owner of a garden flat in Selhurst. Given that I can not reach agreement with the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the sum payable for a lease extension?

Absolutely. We can put you in touch with a Selhurst conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Selhurst premises is Flats 55, 67 & 70 Melbourne Court Anerley Road in July 2013. The tribunal calculated that the premium for the extended lease at £48,366.00 for at 55, and £88,329.00 for ats 67 and 70 combined. This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired term was 26.38 years.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Selhurst

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Selhurst with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Service charge disputes

  • Deton Solicitors, 28 Portland Road, South Norwood, London, London, SE25 4PF
  • Haider Kennedy Legal Services Ltd, 25 Station Road, London, SE25 5AH
  • Braidwood Law Practice Solicitors, Falcon House, 6 Parchmore Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey, CR7 8LU
  • Amphlett Lissimore Bagshaws Llp, Greystoke House, 80-86 Westow Street, London, London, SE19 3AF
  • Anne Cuthbert Solicitors, 55 Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 6PQ

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Selhurst regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Selhurst but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Walter Saunders, 382 Brockley Road, SE4 2BY
  • R & C Property Lawyers Llp, 10A Upper Tooting Road, SW17 7PG

Planning law solicitors in Selhurst regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Selhurst with expertise in planning law. This may include advice on development on contaminated land
  • A E Short, 144 Bromley Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 6PG
  • Wellers Law Group Llp, Tenison House, Tweedy Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 3NF
  • Batchelors, Charles House, 35 Widmore Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 1RW
  • William Innes, 56 Crescent Lane, London, SW4 9PU
  • Streathers Clapham Llp, 53 Clapham High Street, London, SW4 7TG

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

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