Can I use your services to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in South London even if I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for example where I intend to buy an office in South London with a loan from Norwich and Peterborough Building Society?
The service is predominantly used to help choose residential conveyancing solicitors in South London but we have listed at the bottom of this page a selection of South London commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to enquire with the company directly to see if they can also act for Norwich and Peterborough Building Society
There are numerous conveyancing solicitors in South London but how do I know who I should use?
We would encourage you not to go for the lowest South London conveyancing fees. You really do get what you’re paying for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you know exactly what you’ll have to pay in ahead of time.
I am assisting my niece sell her house in South London. Does the solicitor order the EPC or do I organise this?
After the demise of HIPs, energy performance certificates became a compulsory component of moving house. An energy assessment should be to hand prior to the property being put on the market. It is not a task that solicitors normally organise. If you are instructing a South London conveyancing practitioner they may be willing to arrange EPC’s due to their relationships with long established South London accredited person
I recently had an offer agreed on a house in South London. My financial adviser pressured me to appoint their conveyancer. I paid an upfront payment of £225. Soon after, the solicitor contacted me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Aldermore panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
A relative suggested that where I am purchasing in South London I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
This is a search is sometimes included in the estimate for your South London conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of about 40 pages, listing and setting out important information about South London around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the South London Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, South London Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data about South London.
3 months have gone by following my purchase conveyancing in South London concluded. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £180,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the property from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
I am looking into buying my first house which is in South London and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about South London. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the South London area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at South London. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found
I am one month into a leasehold purchase having been referred to a firm by the local agent to carry out the conveyancing in South London. I am not happy. Can you help me find new solicitors?
They would need to be really poor in order to consider changing them. Has your mortgage offer been issued? If so you must inform them of the replacement lawyer and have the offer are re-sent. Your conveyancer should be on the mortgage company approved list to avoid added charges and frustration. So that should be your first question of the new solicitors. Our search tool can assist you in finding a lender approved conveyancer for your home move in South London