We are purchasing a property and require a conveyancing solicitor in Southwark who is on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. Can you recommend a local solicitor?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Coventry BS . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Southwark.
My wife and I are buying a property in Southwark. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a lawyer? On the day of competition we have to send funds into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our monies?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
I am helping my niece sell her house in Southwark. Does the conveyancer order the EPC or should I organise this?
After the demise of Home Packs, energy performance certificates remained a mandatory part of selling a house. An energy assessment should be commissioned prior to the property being placed on the market. This is not as aspect of the sale process that law firms ordinarily organise. If you are using a Southwark conveyancing lawyer they might be willing to arrange energy assessments due to their relationships with long established Southwark accredited person
My wife and I are spending time looking at houses in Southwark and I am about to put in an offer. Is it best to have a conveyancer on ‘stand by’? I am planning to take a home loan with Santander.
You should start requesting conveyancing quotes from solicitors ASAP. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their contact information on to the selling agent. As you are obtaining a mortgage with Santander, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Santander conveyancing panel.
My partner and I are selling our home in Southwark and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being constructed land that was not decontaminated. A high street Southwark conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the purchasers are using a web based conveyancing practice rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Southwark. We have lived in Southwark for six years we know that this is a non issue. Do we get in touch with our local Authority to obtain confirmation that there is no issue.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing firm currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? 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)
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Southwark?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Southwark. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
I am a negotiator for a long established estate agent office in Southwark where we have witnessed a number of leasehold sales put at risk as a result of short leases. I have received conflicting advice from local Southwark conveyancing solicitors. Could you shed some light as to whether the seller of a flat can initiate the lease extension formalities for the purchaser on completion of the sale?
Provided that the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to commence the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is that the buyer need not have to wait 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment has to be done before, or at the same time as completion of the disposal of the property.
An alternative approach is to extend the lease informally by agreement with the landlord either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the buyer.
I am the registered owner of a a ground floor purpose built flat in Southwark. In the absence of agreement between myself and the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the amount due for the purchase of the freehold?
Most definitely. We can put you in touch with a Southwark conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement case for a Southwark property is 1-41 Royal Tower Lodge 40 Cartwright Street in April 2013. the tribunal adding the agreed value of capitalised ground rents and the reversion the price to be paid for the freehold was £1,187,000 This case was in relation to 41 flats. The unexpired term was 107 years.
I bought a property in Southwark last 12/1/2024 and to date it is still not registered with the Land Registry. It was part of a new estate and my conveyancing practitioner told me that it may take twelve months to complete the registration formalities. I have spoken with HMLR directly and they say that the original application was cancelled due to questions not being addressed in time. Do I need to be concerned?
Call your lawyer - if you are not getting sensible responses, look up their internal complaints protocol and escalate your concerns to a Partner. Registrations for Southwark conveyancing are not known to be especially complex.