The solicitor who dealt with my last purchase has given a fee estimate £995 for fixed fee conveyancing in Sidcup. I’m selling a newly refurbished house for £225,000. Are these estimated fees excessive? Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Sidcup?
The estimate does seem marginally steep. If you are happy to invest time contrasting charges you might decrease the fees marginally by as much as £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you maylive to rue opting for an an unknown conveyancer. Remember to be sure that the firm can represent your lender. You can make use of our search tool to get a quote a Sidcup conveyancing firm on the lender’s conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Sidcup.
When does exchange of contracts take place for domestic conveyancing in Sidcup and am I required to attend the conveyancers office?
If you are round the corner to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Sidcup you are welcome to attend to sign contracts. That being said, the law practices we work with offer a national conveyancing service and provide as equally comprehensive and professional a job for you when communicating with you electronically. The executing of the contract is not the point of no return. A signed contract is just a prerequisite for the firm to officially exchange at the suitable time, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The procedure is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where an extended "chain" is in play, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Sidcup)to be in the office at the appropriate time.
I understand that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to take this when buying a house in Sidcup? or I am told that there is historic law that could mean that homeowners living in a parish church boundary may be liable to pay for repairs towards the chancel in proximity to the church. Is this applicable for conveyancing in Sidcup?
Unless a prior purchase of the house completed after 12 October 2013 you could assume that lawyers carrying out conveyancing in Sidcup to continue to suggest a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
I used Stirling Law several years past for my conveyancing in Sidcup. I now require my papers but the law firm has closed. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing 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 Sidcup of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Sidcup. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.
Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Sidcup
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Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Please supply a car parking plan. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision.
I've found a house that appears to meet my requirements, at a reasonable price which is making it all the more appealing. I have just discovered that it's a leasehold as opposed to freehold. I would have thought that there are issues buying a house with a leasehold title in Sidcup. Conveyancing lawyers have are soon to be instructed. Will they explain the issues?
The majority of houses in Sidcup are freehold rather than leasehold. This is one of the situations where having a local solicitor used to dealing with such properties who can assist with the conveyancing process. it is apparent that you are buying in Sidcup in which case you should be shopping around for a Sidcup conveyancing solicitor and check that they are used to transacting on leasehold houses. First you will need to check the unexpired lease term. Being a lessee you will not be at liberty to do whatever you want to the property. The lease will likely included provisions for example requiring the freeholder’spermission to conduct alterations. You may also be required to pay a maintenance charge towards the upkeep of the communal areas where the house is part of an estate. Your solicitor should appraise you on the various issues.