Me and my husband are purchasing a leasehold flat in Slade Green. My Solicitor is not on the lender approved panel. Can I still continue with my Slade Green conveyancing solicitor even though they are not on the bank panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?
You have a number of options open to you here
- Complete the deal with your preferred Slade Green conveyancer but your mortgage company will need to use a lawyer from their conveyancing panel. This will result in additional cost together with potential frustration.
- Appoint a new property lawyer to conduct the conveyancing, obviously checking they are on the lender conveyancing panel.
- Convince your conveyancing practitioner to apply to join the lender panel
I require conveyancing for an apartment in a fairly new development (seven years built) in Slade Green. Almost all the properties have already been sold. Do I need carry out the conveyancing searches as part of conveyancing in Slade Green?
A big part of the Slade Green conveyancing process is the conveyancing searches. There are a large number of companies who offer Slade Green conveyancing searches, as well direct from the local authority. These are known collectively as personal search providers due to them carrying out, personal searches. Nevertheless, all Local Authority Search conveyancing products have one thing in common - they must obtain their information from the local authoritative source.
We note that you have a post code search directory identifying firms on the Principality conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I instruct them for our conveyancing in Slade Green?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Principality conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Slade Green.
What is the best way to investigate if the solicitor conducting my conveyancing in Slade Green is on the bank’sconveyancing panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Norwich and Peterborough Building Society thus paying £175.00 in further conveyancing fees.
Please do make use of the search tool on this page. Pick the mortgage company and type ‘Slade Green’ or your preferred area and you will be presented with a number of lawyer offices in Slade Green or by proximity to you.
I have todayfound out that Stirling Law have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Slade Green for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 18 months ago. How can I establish 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 Slade Green conveyancing specialists.
What advice can you give us when it comes to choosing a Slade Green conveyancing firm to carry out our lease extension conveyancing?
If you are instructing a conveyancer for lease extension works (regardless if they are a Slade Green conveyancing practice) it is essential that he or she should be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of work. We recommend that you make enquires with several firms including non Slade Green conveyancing practices prior to instructing a firm. Where the conveyancing practice is ALEP accredited then that’s a bonus. The following questions could be helpful:
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What are the costs for lease extension conveyancing? What volume of lease extensions have they carried out in Slade Green in the last 12 months?
I own a second floor flat in Slade Green. In the absence of agreement between myself and the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the premium due for the purchase of the freehold?
Absolutely. We can put you in touch with a Slade Green conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Slade Green property is Various @ Colombus Square in January 2012. the Tribunal calculated the premiums to be paid for new leases for each of the flats in Mariners Walk to be £3822 and the premium to be paid for the new lease of 2 Knights Court to be £4439. This case affected 13 flats. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 76 years.