We were about to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in South East London listed by you but have come across alternative estimates on the internet look less expensive – why is this?
You can find numerous conveyancers marketing what appear to be very low prices. Our recommendation is to give due consideration as to how important this transaction is to you that want to be penny wise pound foolish with regard to the quality of the conveyancing. Some hide additional charges well inside the terms and conditions. The solicitors that we list for conveyancing in South East London neverdo this.
My lawyer in South East London has never been on on the Bank of Ireland Solicitor Panel. Can I still use my prefered solicitor notwithstanding that they are not on the Bank of Ireland list of approved lawyers?
The limited options available to you here include:
- Carry on with your preferred South East London lawyers but Bank of Ireland will need to retain a conveyancer on their panel. This will inevitably rack up the total legal fees and result in delays.
- Get a new lawyer to to deal with the conveyancing, not forgetting to check they are on the Bank of Ireland panel
We are downsizing from our home in South East London and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being built land that was not decontaminated. Any high street South East London lawyer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers are using a web based conveyancing outfit as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in South East London. Having lived in South East London for 5 years we know that this is a non issue. Do we contact our local Authority to obtain clarification that there is no issue.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing firm currently acting for you. What do they say? You should 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've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I put an offer in last month in what should have been a quick, chain free conveyancing. South East London is the location of the property. Can you offer any assistance?
Flying freeholds in South East London are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside South East London you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in South East London may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.
Is it possible to transfer to a new firm as I have to instruct a firm on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. I was using a high street conveyancing solicitor in South East London round the corner but he is not accepted by Aldermore
It would be our pleasure to help you select a conveyancing solicitor in South East London on the Aldermore panel. Please note that the law firms that we work with do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are regulated by the SRA who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in South East London. In making use of the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this site, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in South East London.
I’m about to sell my basement flat in South East London. Conveyancing is yet to be initiated, however I have just had a quarterly maintenance charge invoice – Do I pay up?
Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should clear the invoice as normal given that all ground rent and maintenance payments will be apportioned on completion, so you will be reimbursed by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.
Having spent years of correspondence we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in South East London. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?
in cases where there is a missing landlord or if there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to arrive at the price.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement matter before the tribunal for a South East London residence is 20 Avonwick Road in July 2013. The Tribunal was dealing with an application under Section 26 of the Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 for a determination of the freehold value of the property. It was concluded that the price to be paid was Fifteen Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy (£15,970) divided as to £8,200 for Flat 20 and £7,770 for Flat 20A This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 73.26 years.