We note that you have a search directory identifying law firms on the Principality conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I appoint them for our conveyancing in Knightsbridge?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Principality conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Knightsbridge.
Should I be wary about 3rd parties that I am dealing with are suggesting an internet conveyancing firm as opposed to a High Street Knightsbridge conveyancing firm?
As is the case with many professional services, often recommendations from connections can be extremely useful or valuable. But there are numerous parties with a vested interest in a conveyancing transaction; estate agents, financial adviser and banks may suggest conveyancers to choose. Sometimes the lawyers might be known to one of the organisations as experts in their field, but occasionally there may be a financial incentive behind the recommendation. You are free to choose your own lawyer. Don't forget that some mortgage providers specify a panel list of lawyers you must use for the lender aspect of your conveyancing.
I am a couple of weeks into a residential purchase having been directed to solicitors by the estate agent to carry out the conveyancing in Knightsbridge. I am am extremely frustrated with the level of service. Could you you assist me in finding new solicitors?
A conveyancer would need to be really bad to suggest diss instructing them. Has your loan offer been sent? In the event that it has you will need to advise them of the new conveyancer and get the mortgage documents are re-sent. The conveyancer needs to be on the mortgage company panel to avoid escalating charges and complications. So that should be your first question of the new lawyers. The find a solicitor tool will help you find a lender approved conveyancer for your home move in Knightsbridge
I am a negotiator for a busy estate agent office in Knightsbridge where we have experienced a few flat sales put at risk due to short leases. I have received conflicting advice from local Knightsbridge conveyancing solicitors. Please can you shed some light as to whether the seller of a flat can start the lease extension formalities for the buyer?
As long as the seller has owned the lease for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to commence the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the proposed purchaser need not have to wait 2 years for a lease extension. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed before, or at the same time as completion of the disposal of the property.
An alternative approach is to agree the lease extension with the freeholder either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the buyer.
I am the leaseholder of a ground floor flat in Knightsbridge. 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?
Where there is a missing landlord or if there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant legislation you can apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to arrive at the amount due.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Knightsbridge flat is Flat 3 47 Cadogan Square in December 2010. the Tribunal determined that the premium payable to the landord by the leaseholder for the lease extension was £732,935 This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 13.33 years.
I need to find a mortgage company panel solicitor in Knightsbridge. Can you assist?
It is not clear why you need a Knightsbridge panel solicitor but in any event, if you can not find one on our search tool you will need to speak directly to the mortgage company to find out which solicitors in Knightsbridge are on their panel . If you do find such a firm in Knightsbridge not listed please direct them to our site to list. After all the cost is only one £1 a month