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Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Chessington

Can I use your services to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Chessington even if I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for example if I intend to acquire an office in Chessington with a loan from Nottingham Building Society?

Our comparison service is predominantly used to locate residential conveyancing solicitors in Chessington but we have recorded at the end of this page a selection of Chessington commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to speak with the company directly to see if they can also act for Nottingham Building Society

My bid for a property was accepted at auction in Chessington. Conveyancing is necessary. What is next?

Having legally bound yourself to purchase you will need to find a conveyancing solicitor as a matter of urgency as you will have a pending deadline in which to complete the purchase. Every auction property will ordinarily have an associated auction set of papers. This will likely include the copy title deeds, local authority and drainage searches. If you have purchased leasehold property the legal pack may include a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing documentation pertinent to leasehold premises. You must pass this on to the lawyer working for you as soon as possible. You also need to ensure that you have funds in order to complete on the on the contractual date .

Forgive me if this question is silly but I am wet behind the ears as FTB of a two bedroom flat in Chessington. Do I collect the keys to the house on completion from my lawyer? If so, I will find a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Chessington?

There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will arrange to send the purchase money to the owner’s solicitors, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you should be invited to collect the keys from the selling Agents and start moving into the property. This tends to happen between 1 and 3pm.

I am the only beneficiary of my late father’s estate with all property in now in my sole name, including the house in Chessington. The Chessington property was put into my name in April. I plan to dispose of the house. I do know about the Mortgage Lenders six month 'rule', meaning my proprietorship may be treated the same way as though I had purchased the property in April. Will no one buy the property for half a year?

The CML handbook obliges solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you may be caught by that. How practical a view lenders take of it, depend on the lender as this provision is principally there to identify subsales or the wholesaling and assigning of properties.

I am looking for a leasehold apartment up to £195,000 and found one near me in Chessington I like with a park and station in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 49 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Chessington in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a lease with such few years left?

If you require a home loan the shortness of the lease will be problematic. Reduce the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the premises for at least twenty four months you may request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer about this matter.

Is there anything unique about your site and other internet conveyancing solicitors for conveyancing in Chessington?

At this site get a fixed fee costs illustration from a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that has a full understanding of the issues for your conveyancing in Chessington. Unlike many estate agents and brokerage sites we do not charge firms a fee if you appoint them for your property ownership legalities in Chessington

Am I better off to choose a Chessington conveyancing practitioner who is local to the property I am buying? I have an old university friend who can execute the conveyancing but her office is 300kilometers drive away.

The primary upside of using a high street Chessington conveyancing practice is that you can drop in to sign paperwork, deliver your identification documents and pester them where appropriate. Having local Chessington know how is a benefit. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If you know people who instructed your friend and in the main were happy that must surpass using an unknown Chessington conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being Chessington based.

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