I am need of leasehold conveyancing for a flat in a relatively new development (seven years old) in South Wimbledon. Almost all the appartments are already occupied. Do I need carry out the neighbourhood searches for my conveyancing in South Wimbledon?
You are putting yourself at risk in refusing to carrying out South Wimbledon conveyancing searches. Without searches you have no clarity over flooding, environmental etc which may mean you walk away due to potential problems down the line. If you are buying without a mortgage there is no legal requirement to have them, but we would seriously advise in the strongest possible terms that your solicitor conducts them. If timings and cost are primary issues you should discuss with your conveyancer about the option of search insurance
Having sold my house in South Wimbledon last April yet the purchaser is Skype messaging me complaining that his solicitor is waiting to hear from mine. What should my lawyer have done now that I have sold?
After completion of your house sale your solicitor is duty bound to forward the transfer deeds and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. If applicable, your lawyer should also confirm that the mortgage has been redeemed to the purchasers lawyers. There is unlikely to be post completion steps peculiar conveyancing in South Wimbledon.
We hope to to buy with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. I dropped in a few local practices yet am unable to find a South Wimbledon conveyancing firm on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society panel. Can you help?
You should make the most of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this site. Pick the building society and type South Wimbledon or your location and you will be presented with numerous conveyancers located in South Wimbledon or nearest you.
I am purchasing my first flat in South Wimbledon with the aid of help to buy. The sellers refused to budge the amount so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The sale representative suggested that I not to tell my conveyancer about the deal as it would impact my mortgage with the bank. Is this normal?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
I need to retain a conveyancing solicitor for freehold conveyancing in South Wimbledon. I have discover a web site which seems to have the perfect answer If there is a chance to get all formalities completed via web that would be preferable. Should I be concerned? What are the potential pitfalls?
As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?
Should one remove a deceased person's name from the title deeds for a house in South Wimbledon?
Where a South Wimbledon property is jointly owned and one of the proprietors passes away, their name will not automatically be removed from the title deeds. You are not required to remove their name as when it comes to a disposal you would simply need to evidence why the other proprietor is missing from the conveyance, normally this takes the form of a grant of probate.
With a view to making the sale conveyancing smoother for the sale of the property you may arrange to have the deceased party removed from the title by applying to HM Land Registry with proof of the death. There is no land registry fee payable.