Completed the sale of my flat in West Hampstead last August but the buyer keeps telephoning me to say their conveyancer needs to hear from mysolicitor. What should my lawyer have done now that I have sold?
After completion of your disposal your conveyancer should forward the transfer deeds and all of the paperwork to the purchaser's solicitors. If applicable, your lawyer should also send confirmation that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been repaid to the buyers solicitors. There are no post completion requirements specific conveyancing in West Hampstead.
We are planning to buy with Earl Shilton BS. I dropped in a couple of local practices yet am unable to find a West Hampstead conveyancing firm on the Earl Shilton BS approved list. Can you help?
You should make the most of the search tool on this site. Pick the lender and type West Hampstead or your location and you will see numerous conveyancers offices in West Hampstead or nearest you.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in West Hampstead?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in West Hampstead. 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…’
How does conveyancing in West Hampstead differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build residence in West Hampstead come to us having been asked by the builder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is finished. This is because developers in West Hampstead typically purchase the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in West Hampstead or who has acted in the same development.
Are there any apps to help search for a West Hampstead law firm on the Santander conveyancing panel? I have wheels and am happy to travel upto 25miles to meet the conveyancer.
Feel free to make use of the facility on this page. Please select a lender and your location and you will see a number of West Hampstead conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have detailed some West Hampstead conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can call them to check if they are on the Santander member panel
I am an executor of my recently deceased mother’s Will, with a property in West Hampstead which is to be sold. The bungalow is unregistered at HMLR and I'm told that some purchasers will insist that it is done before they will move forward. What's the procedure for this?
In the circumstances that you have set out it seems advisable to seek to register in the names of the personal representative(s) as named in the probate and in their capacity as PRs. The Land Registry’s online guidance explains how to register for the first time and what is required re the deeds and forms. You would need to include and official copy of the probate as well and complete the form FR1 to refer to the PRs as the applicant.