How do I search for the right solicitor to provide a quality service for my conveyancing in Westminster?
Option 1 is to ask your friends and family who they would recommend.
Option 2 is to use a search tool on the web for conveyancing in Westminster. Call two or three from the list and ask them to forward you their conveyancing quote and speak to the lawyer who will handle the conveyancing prior tomaking your choice.
Option 3 is to use this site to help you find the right lawyers for you based on your personal factors including location,deadlines, complications and who the proposed mortgage company is. Resist the temptation to appoint low cost conveyancing in Westminster
We were just about to sign contracts for a ground floor flat in Westminster. We have hit a stumbling block. The loan offer with Barclays Direct runs out on 10/3/2026 but the sellers are suggesting a completion date of 12/3/2026. Is it possible to extend the loan offer?
The person best placed to address this issue is your solicitors who should assess if they should be discussing with the bank, owner’s representatives, selling agents or conceivably all parties given the circumstances your conveyancing to date.
Will commercial conveyancing searches disclose impending roadworks that could affect a commercial estate in Westminster?
Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Westminster will execute a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers expend in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Westminster. The search result sets out definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Westminster.
For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Westminster it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately could cause delays to Westminster commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not ordered for domestic conveyancing in Westminster.
I used Stirling Law several years past for my conveyancing in Westminster. Now, I need the files but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?
You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Westminster of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Taking into account that I am about to part with hundreds of thousands of pounds on 3 bedroom house in Westminster I wish to have a conversation with the conveyancer about myconveyancing in advance of appointing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?
Absolutely - we would be happy to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you liaising with the solicitor who will be conducting your conveyancing in Westminster.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is an important person, not a case number. The practices that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are calculated and presented to you for your conveyancing in Westminster should be the figure that you end up paying.
I've recently bought a leasehold flat in Westminster. Do I have any liability for service charges for periods before completion of my purchase?
Where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous owner and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. However, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. It is an essential part of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to ensure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.
If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).
I inherited a ground floor flat in Westminster. In the absence of agreement between myself and the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the premium due for a lease extension?
Most certainly. We are happy to put you in touch with a Westminster conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Westminster flat 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 residue of the current lease was 56 years.