Can you vouch for a Skipton Building Society approved Shoreditch conveyancing lawyer who can have us moved in within 28 days? Am I best advised to choose a local Shoreditch practice or a web based comparison site?

We can recommend some very good Shoreditch conveyancing firms. Another option is to visit the main road in Shoreditch. Visit some well established firms and request to speak with a conveyancing solicitor for a costs illustration. Discuss your requirements together with your reasons and ask for an assurance on speed. Appoint the lawyer that genuine.

I moved into my house on 11 July and the transaction details is yet to be on the land registry website. Any reason for this? My conveyancing solicitor in Shoreditch expressed confidence that it would be registered inside ten days. Are properties in Shoreditch particularly slow to register?

As far as conveyancing in Shoreditch is concerned, registration is no quicker or slower than the rest of the country. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timeframes can adjust depending on who lodges the application, whether there are errors and if the Land registry communicate with any interested parties. Currently roughly three quarters of such applications are fully addressed within two weeks but occasionally there can be longer delays. Registration occurs once the new owner is living at the property therefore 'speed' is not usually an essential issue but if there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your conveyancer can communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.

How does conveyancing in Shoreditch differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Shoreditch contact us having been asked by the builder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is ready to move into. This is because builders in Shoreditch typically purchase the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Shoreditch or who has acted in the same development.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on last month in what should have been a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Shoreditch is the location of the property. Is there any guidance you can impart?

Flying freeholds in Shoreditch are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Shoreditch you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Shoreditch may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.

I pay a maintenance contribution for my appartment in Shoreditch. Due to losing my job and personal issues I fell behind with payments. I negotiated a payment schedule but there remains approximately £2000 left in arrears.

I want to sell and I am concerned this can threaten to derail the sale if I have to settle the arrears now. I'd like to sell up and subsequently pay them back with the completion monies - is this practicable?

The property lawyer undertaking your Shoreditch sale should be in a position to negotiate with the appropriate parties, with a new to seeing if they would accept settlement out of the completion monies. This is indicative of why it is sensible to use a property lawyer in Shoreditch as they may well have an established relationship with the management company.