As someone unfamiliar with conveyancing in Westerham what’s your top tip you can give me for the legal transfer of property in Westerham
Not many law firms shout this from the rooftops but conveyancing in Westerham or throughout England and Wales is an adversarial process. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there exists lots of room for confrontation between you and others involved in the ownership transfer. For example, the vendor, property agent and even potentially your lender. Choosing a solicitor for your conveyancing in Westerham is a critical decision as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY party in the transaction whose role it is to look after your legal interests and to protect you.
There is a definite ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone must be at fault for the process being so protracted. You must always trust your conveyancer ahead of all other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.
If you had a top tip for choosing a conveyancing solicitor in Westerham what would it be?
Do not opt for the cheapest Westerham conveyancing quote. You really do get what you pay 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.
Forgive me if this question is silly but I am new to the process as a first time purchaser of a garden flat in Westerham. Do I collect the keys to the house on the completion date from my lawyer? If this is the case, I will instruct a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Westerham?
There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will arrange to send the completion advance to the vendor’s conveyancers, and once they have received this, you should be invited to receive the keys from the property Agents and move into your new home. Usually this happens early afternoon.
Is it the case that all Westerham solicitors on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel are overseen by the SRA?
As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Clydesdale approved list of solicitors they would need to be governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Some mortgage companies do list licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such organisation would be governed by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
I require fast conveyancing in Westerham as I have a deadline to complete inside one month. Thankfully I do not need a mortgage. Is it possible to avoid the conveyancing searches to save fees and time?
If.Given you are are a cash buyer you are at liberty not to have searches conducted although no conveyancer would recommend that you don't. Drawing on our experience of conveyancing in Westerham the following are instances of what can be revealed and adversely impact market value: Enforcement Actions, Outstanding Fees, Outstanding Grants, Unadopted Roads,...
The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Westerham. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.
Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Westerham
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Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?
I need to instruct a conveyancing practitioner in Westerham for my sale. Is it possible to see a firm’s record with the profession’s regulator?
Members of the public may review documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions stemming from inquisitions commenced on or after 1 January 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find information Pre 2008, or to check a firm's history, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For non-uk callers, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA sometimes monitor telephone calls for training reasons.
I’m about to sell my 2 bed apartment in Westerham. Conveyancing is yet to be initiated, but I have just had a quarterly service charge invoice – what should I do?
Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should pay the invoice as you normally would given that all ground rent and maintenance invoices will be allotted on completion, so you will be reimbursed by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.
I acquired a garden flat in Westerham, conveyancing was carried out in 2011. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Similar flats in Westerham with over 90 years remaining are worth £260,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 invoiced every year. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2099
You have 75 years remaining on your lease the likely cost is going to span between £8,600 and £9,800 plus plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.
The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive investigations. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other concerns that need to be taken into account and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward placing reliance on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.