Why would I instruct a West London conveyancing firm given that web based alternatives are easier on the wallet?
To take your time to find shop around for conveyancing costs in West London and you should seek a competitive fee calculation but don’t waste your energy searching for the cheapest West London conveyancer. Identifying the right conveyancer can be the difference between a seamless and a distressing move. It is important that you ensure that you have expert advice from an experienced lawyer. Emails can't take the place of a phone discussion and are no substitute for a one to one consultation. Our partner firms will allocate you a qualified and trusted conveyancing solicitor who can tackle your conveyancing from start to finish, giving the sort of continuity that you will never get with an internet conveyancer. Our lawyers will keep you updated as to progress and keep you informed. If you ever need to contact the office you will know who you need to speak to and they will be sure you are kept fully informed.
Finally the sale completed on my house in West London last January but our buyer keeps SMS messaging every few hours complaining that their lawyer needs to hear from mine. What should have happened now that I have sold?
Post completion of your house sale your lawyer is committed to forward the transfer deeds and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. Depending on the transaction, your conveyancer should also send confirmation that the mortgage has been redeemed to the buyers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion tasks peculiar conveyancing in West London.
3 months have elapsed since my purchase conveyancing in West London took place. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £150,000 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 asset 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 buying a new build house in West London with a loan from Britannia. The developers would not reduce the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The estate agent told me not inform my lawyer about the extras as it could affect my mortgage with Britannia. Should I keep quiet?.
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.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a house I put an offer in two weeks back in what should have been a simple, chain free conveyancing. West London is where the house is located. Can you offer any opinion?
Flying freeholds in West London are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside West London you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in West 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 residence.
How easy is it to use your search facility to get a costs illustration from a conveyancing lawyer in West London on the authorised to act for my bank?
Step one is to select a mortgage company such as HSBC Bank, The Mortgage Works or Clydesdale then type in your location such as West London. Conveyancing practices in West London and beyond will then be identified.