Having sold my house in Westminster last June yet the purchaser is SMS messaging every few hours to say his lawyer needs to hear from mine. What should my lawyer have done following completion?
Post completion of your house sale your solicitor should forward the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. Where relevant, your lawyer must also send confirmation that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been repaid to the buyers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion tasks specific conveyancing in Westminster.
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Westminster. My lender is Virgin
Virgin have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 1/3/2025, the requirements read as follows :
There is lots of here about conveyancing in Westminster but can you isolate your top tip for selecting the right conveyancer in Westminster
Do not opt for the cheapest Westminster conveyancing fees. You really do get what you’re paying for when it comes to property lawyers. 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 go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.
I am due to move property in April. Should my conveyancing solicitor call the removal company on the day of completion. As an aside, can you suggest a removal company in Westminster. Conveyancing solicitor was chosen prior to coming across your website.
On the day of completion you will need to collect the house keys from the property agent however this can only happen once the sellers conveyancers confirm to the agent that they acknowledge receipt of the completion payment and the keys can be collected. You will need to advise the removal company that you are ready to move in. We do not recommend a particular removal company but can help you choose a residential property solicitor in Westminster or a lawyer that specialises in conveyancing in Westminster.
I have been advised by my lawyer that lack of right of way insurance is required on my purchase. What is the level of cover for Westminster conveyancing?
The appropriate level of lack of right of way indemnity insurance should be dictated by who your lender. It would differ for example between HSBC Bank and Barnsley Building Society. Conveyancing solicitors as opposed to borrowers take out such policies.
A colleague recommended that where I am buying in Westminster I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
A search of this type is sometimes quoted for as part of the standard Westminster conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing important information about Westminster around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information concerning Westminster.
What is different about your site and other web based conveyancing brokers for conveyancing in Westminster?
At this site obtain a conveyancing costs illustration via a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that understands the nuances of your conveyancing in Westminster. Unlike many estate agents and many comparison sites we do not charge firms a commission if you choose them for your property ownership legalities in Westminster
I have recently realised that I have Fifty years remaining on my flat in Westminster. I am keen to extend my lease but my landlord is absent. What are my options?
On the basis that you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be extended by the magistrate. You will be obliged to demonstrate that you have done all that could be expected to locate the lessor. For most situations an enquiry agent would be useful to carry out a search and prepare an expert document to be used as proof that the landlord can not be located. It is wise to seek advice from a conveyancer in relation to proving the landlord’s absence and the vesting order request to the County Court covering Westminster.
After months of correspondence we are unable to agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Westminster. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?
in cases where there is a missing freeholder or where there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the LVT to assess the sum to be paid.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Westminster premises is Flats 12A & 19, Evelyn Mansions Carlisle Place in June 2009. The Tribunal held that the price to be paid for the new lease of Flat 12A is £168,824, For the other flat the price was set at £169,110 This case was in relation to 2 flats. The unexpired term was 56 years.